Hinson Faces Ramaswamy Ad Question and a PolitiFact Rating of Attack Ads Against Her
Photo: NewsweekIowa Republican Senate nominee Rep. Ashley Hinson said on ABC News' This Week on Sunday that Vivek Ramaswamy's Ohio governor campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of Democrat Amy Acton should be taken down. The ad has Donna Arthur accusing her daughter of lying about her past. Asked about Vice President JD Vance saying he was disgusted by Republicans who condemned it, Hinson called his response ridiculous and the wrong tone. President Donald Trump and Vance have defended Ramaswamy. Police and court records obtained by the Associated Press show Arthur lost custody of her children after her husband, Acton's stepfather, was arrested and charged with raping Acton.
Separately, PolitiFact rated two ads against Hinson from WinSenate, an operation of the Democratic Senate Majority PAC, as "Mostly False." They claimed she grew $8 million richer in Congress and voted against releasing the Epstein files. PolitiFact said the figure compared her lowest 2020 asset estimate with her highest 2025 estimate.
Right-leaning Breitbart leads with the PolitiFact rating, calls the ads Democrat-backed, and details the disclosure figures, including $726,000 to $2.4 million in 2020 assets and $2.3 million to $8.8 million in 2025. Its excerpt does not mention the Ramaswamy ad. Alternative outlet Newsweek instead leads with Hinson's break from Vance, quoting her and describing a GOP dispute. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative and right-leaning outlets had. The two articles address different developments involving Hinson, so they do not directly contradict each other.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered it; alternative sources stress Hinson's split with Vance over the Ramaswamy ad, while right sources stress PolitiFact rating ads against her mostly false.
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Newsweek leads with Hinson criticizing Vance over the Ramaswamy ad, quoting her on ABC and noting the Republican dispute and Acton's background. It says it sought comment from the White House, Vance's office and the Ramaswamy campaign.
Breitbart leads with PolitiFact rating two Democrat-backed ads against Hinson as mostly false. It centers on the disclosure figures, the WinSenate calculation and similar claims by Turek.