Ohio Gov.-elect Amy Acton said Friday that she does not plan to speak with her former opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, after he ran a controversial attack ad against her in the final weeks of the campaign, The Hill reported. The outlet said Acton has "no intention" of speaking with him.
According to The Hill's summary of its report, Ramaswamy debuted an ad featuring Acton's mother, who lost custody of her daughter when Acton was 12. The Hill's report was written by Ford McCracken.
CBS News reported that Acton called a campaign ad featuring her estranged mother "terrible and despicable." In its CBS News report, the network said the ad was run by Ramaswamy's campaign.
The two outlets differ on who put the ad forward. The Hill said Ramaswamy debuted it, while CBS News said his campaign ran it. Neither summary says whether Ramaswamy personally approved the ad.
The summaries also do not include Acton's full remarks or any response from Ramaswamy. The Hill's summary ends before her complete comments on the ad, so the full wording of her statement is not available in the reports cited here.
Sources: CBS News: Acton says she has "no intention" of speaking to Ramaswamy; The Hill: Acton: ‘No intention’ of speaking with Ramaswamy after ‘beyond the pale’ ad.