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Elon Musk powers past the $400 million mark in donations this cycle cnn.com/2026/10/22/politics/…
"The mother is calling the daughter a terrible person and a liar. Everybody should be so lucky," Trump says in Iowa, explaining why he advised Ramaswamy to keep the Acton ad up. "So I told him leave it up and look upstairs and say thank you, God, very much. I appreciate it."
Trump continues to ignore how Acton's stepfather was indicted by a grand jury on charges of sexually abusing her. Says he "got a call from Vivek. He said, 'What would you recommend? Because I'm getting killed in the press.'"
President Trump on DOJ investigating Corey Lewandowski: "I want my people to be honest. If he's honest, that's good. If he's not honest, he has to pay for it."
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As @karentravers told POTUS yesterday, Acton says her mother remained married to the stepfather who sexually abused her.
President Trump strongly defends Vivek Ramaswamy’s ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mom. Trump: “That took a lot of courage to do but, essentially, what she was really doing was saving Ohio from making a truly horrible choice! The Press is trying to convince everyone that this Ad is bad, because it’s so good! Who wouldn’t use such an Ad? I would, it’s called, ‘hitting pay dirt.’”
President Trump now encourages Vivek Ramaswamy to keep running the ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother, praising her "courage" >>
"I only wish the mothers of my opponents would be so brave as to come forward and explain that their son or daughter is a liar, and much worse. That took a lot of courage to do but, essentially, what she was really doing was saving Ohio from making a truly horrible choice!"
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EXCLUSIVE: Pete Hegseth wanted Gen. Dwight Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.
We have photos.
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We’re roughly an hour into the president’s remarks here in SC tonight & Trump has been interrupted by at least 12 protestors so far. They’ve screamed:
“F*** you!”
“Traitor!”
“You’re a criminal!”
POTUS has brushed them off with jokes & applauded law enforcement who have been quick to rush them out
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The White House Correspondents' Association strongly objects to the decision to restrict a journalist’s coverage simply because the president didn’t care for their questioning. That is retaliation. The American public's right to an independent press depends on reporters being able to do their jobs without fear that challenging the president will cut off their access.
- Jacqui Heinrich, WHCA President
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This is the sixth protestor removed from President Trump’s rally in South Carolina - an attendee followed and knocked him on his head.
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Inside the Ohio GOP fallout after Ramaswamy doubled down on ad of Acton's estranged mother: one GOP candidate asked Ramaswamy not to air the ad and one operative told me that Republicans in the state "couldn't be more pissed"
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Trump also questioned what Vivek Ramaswamy had to do with the ad, despite his campaign putting $4 million behind the spot.
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President Trump is directly tying waiving Russian sanctions to the release of the freed American Stephen Hubbard, despite denying he gave anything to Putin.
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Vance’s response to the ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother: “Politics is a tough business, and my message to my fellow elected Republicans is: if you actually believe in the things you say you believe in, stop whining about an advertisement and go win the race in 13 days."
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The NYT has a full account of the attack ad using Amy Acton's mother, her brother's response, and the 1978 indictment of her stepfather on rape charges when she was a child
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Trump on Camp Lejeune: “If we win the House and the Senate, I am directing the Department of Justice to settle all remaining legitimate claims as soon as possible and get it off the books and get it finished. It’s gone on for years."
"If we don't win, there's no money. If we do win, you're getting it. It's going to be finally over with that nightmare that's been going on for so many years."
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Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign confirms Axios report that they're putting $4 million behind the ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mom
"It is an ad from our campaign," Ramaswamy told reporters this evening
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