Vance Makes Jaw-Dropping Response to Vile Attack Ad

Photo Illustration by Thomas Levinson/The Daily Beast/Getty/Reuters JD Vance not only defended MAGA candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for his twisted attack ad attacking his opponent in the Ohio governor’s race, but he also went after members of his own party who have condemned the ad.

The vice president was traveling to Ohio when he was asked about the controversial ad featuring Democratic candidate Amy Acton’s estranged mother.

In it, Donna Arthur called her daughter a liar for claiming she was sexually abused as a child by her stepfather.

Acton has been estranged from her mother since 1978, when Arthur stood by her husband in court.

Some Republicans have slammed Ramaswamy for using personal family trauma for political gain.

A reporter asked Vance whether he believed the ad was “appropriate,” noting that some GOP members have backed away.

“I’ll be honest with you.

Whether the ad was appropriate or not is not really my concern.

What is my concern is who’s going to govern the next generation of American government, who is going to win the Senate race in the state of Ohio, who’s going to win the governor’s race in the state of Ohio?” Vance said.

But then he went a step further, criticizing Republicans who have said the ad crossed a line.

“I have to admit that I’m a little bit disgusted when I see Republicans across the country who are whining more about that advertisement than they are about what the congressional Democrats and other Democrats want to do to the United States of America,” Vance said.

The vice president fired back that he believed Acton was “unfit” to serve as governor.

Acton has been open about her childhood in Youngstown, saying in an interview back in 2019 that she was sexually abused by her stepfather between the ages of 9 and 12.

A newspaper report from the time showed her stepfather was charged with rape in 1978 after her biological father reported it to the police.