"It's a shame he continues to get away with it" - Nikki Haley says Vivek Ramaswamy is a "bad guy" as she weighs in on Amy Acton attack ad controversy - PRIMETIMER
By: Aaratrika Bal (primetimer. com)
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Nikki Haley made remarks about Vivek Ramaswamy after Amy Acton posted an attack ad. posted by Aaratrika Bal Wednesday 10/21/2026 at 8:58AM EDT
- SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 09: Vivek Ramaswamy, former Republican presidential nominee, speaks during Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally at Riverfront Sports on October 09, 2024 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Trump is holding campaign events in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, a key swing state that holds 19 electoral votes the fifth highest in the nation and number one among the battleground states. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago) - Source: Getty
Shortly after Vivek Ramaswamy launched an attack ad against Amy Acton, the latter also shared the same on X. Acton's ad featured her brother Phil Stearns, who reacted to Amy reportedly being abused in the past, adding that she had it "the worst." Meanwhile, Nikki Haley took to X and shared her take on Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad.
According to Haley, Ramaswamy was a "bad guy," and it was shameful that he had apparently always gotten away with it.
"Not laughing. Just seeing what we tried to tell everyone back then. He's a bad guy. It's a shame he continues to get away with it."
This tweet by Haley was in response to another post shared by an X user (@LizMair), who tweeted:
"Nikki Haley and the Haley girls must be laughing... tonight. LOL. OMG. Vivek FAIL."
In the attack ad shared by Acton, her brother was heard saying that he didn't think that Vivek Ramaswamy was "fit to lead." Meanwhile, it has already garnered more than 1.5 million views and over 38K likes. Stearns claimed that Acton received more abuse because she had been trying to protect him.
"She's 11 and 12 years old, and to think that that's somehow a talking point. Shame on Vivek. It's the contempt he has for Amy, it's the contempt he has for Ohio. He's not fit to lead," Phil Stearns said in the ad.
Why did Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad become controversial?
Vivek Ramaswamy's attack ad became controversial after it featured Donna Arthur, Amy Acton's estranged mother. According to Arthur, Acton had been lying about a lot of things. She even refuted the claims by Amy in which she alleged that she had experienced homelessness.
In the ad, the estranged mother was also seen seemingly questioning the alleged abuse that Amy faced as a child. For those unfamiliar, Amy Acton had been estranged from her mother since 1978, when her stepfather was charged with raping her when she was 12.
The stepfather, Cledith Arthur, died in Pennsylvania and never faced a conviction. Donna also remained married to him until the end.
"It's not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy has a serious problem... She is a liar. She lies about her past," Donna Arthur said.
The attack ad and Arthur's claims were criticized by Amy Acton's brother Phil Stearns. Stearns said that he and Amy were removed from their mother's custody after the stepfather was arrested. Stearns then lashed out at Vivek Ramaswamy, saying,
"This desperate, disgusting attack reveals exactly who Vivek Ramaswamy is at his core - a pathetic excuse for a man who is willing to hurt anyone as long as it gets him what he wants."
Amy Acton further spoke to WOSU and reacted to the claims made by her estranged mother. Amy said that she felt "awful" seeing Donna this way and mentioned that the latter was lying. Acton further took a dig at Ramaswamy and accused him of taking advantage of someone who's "clearly not well" and who is older.
The Associated Press reported that Vivek Ramaswamy's team has confirmed that they were going to spend $4 million to promote the attack ad, despite all the bashing.
TOPICS: Vivek Ramaswamy, Amy Acton, Nikki Haley
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Amy Actons mother is either mentally diminished to a great degree or an evil person, or a combination of the two.
Ramaswamy is the same without the diminished component.
That was established nearly five decades ago when she fled with her pedophile husband. Now she's just cashing in from other evil dick heads who thought it was a good idea to offer her money to call her daughter, a proven victim of rape when she was a minor, a liar. It's to be expected from a person like that, as are slimy scum bag political ads from MAGA Republicans.
lucky for vivek his dad hasn't been found yet ...
Yeah...that's Mother of the Year material right there
Lets see if any brave reporter will ask Trump about this.
Sounds to me like Mommy Dearest is the liar
that was good
J.D. Vance, pro-child sex abuser...
2 documented years as VP/protector of child molesters ...
J.D. Vance, pro-child rapist
Why? Does he think the First Amendment has been suspended? God! I hate that smarmy piece of shit
He is worthless.
Wonder if we could get some FACTS to support that "title" of "sex abuser" - maybe?
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Read the article.
"In the ad, the estranged mother was also seen seemingly questioning the alleged abuse that Amy faced as a child. For those unfamiliar, Amy Acton had been estranged from her mother since 1978, when her stepfather was charged with raping her when she was 12.
The stepfather, Cledith Arthur, died in Pennsylvania and never faced a conviction. Donna also remained married to him until the end."
One example - and that gives "some" the authority to state "J.D. Vance, pro-child sex abuser...", as a typical blanket whine/bitch, about Vance???
Can't believe how that can really be stretching imaginations just to satisfy TDS, which includes Vance.
Cledith Arthur fled justice on the child sex abuse count, and Acton's mother went with him. Cledith Arthur running away is used to support a presumption of guilt. Thus he is called a pedophile.
By Vance approving the ad, which he absolutely has done, he appears to be approving the mothers side of the story.
That is why JD Vance is open to be called "pro child sex abuser".
Its not complicated 1st.
Trump D**k S****r syndrome? Yeah, Vance has it.
When the pathway from information source to the brain involves going through Trump's intestinal system, tying their shoes might seem complicated.
when in doubt...
Duck Sonar?
as do 99% of trump's current supporters ...
Dork Spiker
Dark Scammer (I know, too many letters...)
Let your imagination run wild!
vp/jd told his fellow christo-fascists to "stop whining" about vivek's campaign bearing false witness on the airwaves, in an apparent desperate last minute suspension of xtian values by trump's child molesting supporters among republicans in ohio ...
Republicans are the party of bottomless immorality. This is beyond sick.
totally in character for the republican party that now protects child molesters ...
Both Trump and Vance are defending the use of this ad.
Also...
But...they're half white!
But we're comparing Egyptian Muslims to an Indian Hindu and a jack ass who converted to Catholicism using Cliff Notes.
Both El Sayed, his wife and Mrs Vance are 1st generation children of immigrants.
Vance thinks he is red neck royalty, lol.
Mrs vance is Dravidian, close to but not quite caucasian.
Ditto, El Sayed and his parents were Northern light skinned Egyptians but not quite Caucasian.
In today's news, the ad here has backfired and now this election has gone from toss up to leans democrat in the polls.
Nikki Haley speaking out against the ad, that's a laugh.
Vance is the true definition of a Triple-K card-carrying member. Always talking about how bad this nationality, that nationality is yet marries another nationality, has kids (but doesn't really claim them) with them and will disown all if their master tells them. Which is why Trump picked him, weasel scumbags know weasel scumbags.