- Vivek Ramaswamy has ended the run of a controversial campaign attack ad targeting Democratic opponent Dr. Amy Acton after spending roughly $1 million of a planned $4 million budget.
- The commercial drew intense bipartisan backlash for featuring Acton's estranged mother calling her a liar, while omitting that the two have not spoken in nearly 50 years.
- President Donald Trump defended the ad and advised Ramaswamy to keep running it, calling Acton fair game and criticizing Republicans who denounced the spot.
- Acton condemned the promo as unacceptable and accused Ramaswamy's campaign of exploiting her mother, urging voters to choose decency at the polls.
- The decision to end the ad follows protests, canceled campaign events, and calls to pull the commercial from local leaders and alumni of Ramaswamy's former high school.
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