Trump spars with NBC reporter over Ramaswamy attack ad

President Trump engaged in a vigorous back-and-forth Friday with NBC reporter Monica Alba after tripling down on the Ohio governor’s race ad featuring Democratic nominee Amy Acton’s estranged mother calling her a liar.

Reporters asked Trump about fellow Republicans denouncing the ad that was created by Vivek Ramaswamy, the GOP candidate for Ohio governor.

“But they don’t know the facts,” Trump said. “Look … a mother is saying, ‘Don’t put my daughter there because she’s a terrible person and she’s a liar.’  Why shouldn’t somebody use that?”

Ramaswamy has confirmed his campaign funded the ad, which featured Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, calling her a “liar” and insinuating that she has mental health issues. Acton has said she hasn’t spoken to her mother since she was a child and was sexually abused by her stepfather. Her mother stayed with the stepfather even after he was charged with sexually abusing Acton when she was 12, court documents show.

Alba pushed back at Trump’s response, asking, “Do the sexual abuse........

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