From the Left · Read · October 24, 2026
Oct 23 · Trump doubles down on Ramaswamy's ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother as Ramaswamy blames the media
NBC News: Trump doubles down on defending Vivek Ramaswamy’s attack ad against Amy Acton
Grade B (88/100). NBC News quotes Trump at the White House and on Truth Social, Ramaswamy in Strongsville, the 1978 court records on Acton's stepfather, and Republicans who condemned the ad
B: Uses loaded words.
- Uses loaded words (minus 12 points): 'his support of a widely condemned attack ad' (loaded wording in its own voice)
Splits: NBC News quotes Trump at the White House and on Truth Social, Ramaswamy in Strongsville, the 1978 court records on Acton's stepfather, and Republicans who condemned the ad
Same story: Straight Arrow News, Washington Examiner
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