President Donald Trump said Thursday that Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, should keep running a controversial ad featuring the estranged mother of Democratic opponent Amy Acton, according to PBS NewsHour. The report is credited to Julie Carr Smyth of The Associated Press.
The PBS NewsHour report's headline opens with "WATCH:" and places Trump's remarks amid bipartisan criticism of the ad.
CBS News reported that Trump on Thursday defended Ramaswamy amid "backlash" from a controversial attack ad featuring the estranged mother of Ramaswamy's opponent, Amy Acton. Its headline describes the criticism as bipartisan outrage over the ad.
According to CBS News, Roberta Costa reported from Iowa, where Trump was making a campaign stop.
PBS NewsHour and CBS News both identify Ramaswamy as the Republican nominee for Ohio governor and Acton as the Democratic opponent in that race.
The two outlets differ modestly in wording. PBS NewsHour frames the reaction as bipartisan criticism, while CBS News summarizes it as backlash and, in its headline, as bipartisan outrage. The difference appears to be one of wording rather than of reported facts.
Both outlets describe the ad as featuring Acton's estranged mother. Neither PBS NewsHour nor CBS News describes the contents of the advertisement, the specific criticism, or any response from Ramaswamy, Acton, or the mother.
The PBS NewsHour and CBS News summaries do not say who in particular has criticized the ad, so the account here is limited to what the two reports state about Trump's comments on Thursday.
Sources: PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Trump defends Ramaswamy's attack ad against Acton amid bipartisan criticism; CBS News: Trump defends Ramaswamy despite bipartisan outrage over attack ad against Amy Acton.