‘We’ll see what he means by that’: Ramaswamy’s cryptic claim about his mom confounds CNN

Republican Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy left a CNN anchor and reporter searching for answers Friday after leveling an unexplained accusation involving his own mother, amid mounting backlash over a controversial campaign ad.The moment came as CNN’s Brianna Keilar and White House correspondent Alayna Treene discussed Ramaswamy’s decision to feature the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton, in a campaign ad. Acton has said her stepfather sexually abused her as a child.In the ad, Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, calls her daughter a liar. But court records show Acton’s stepfather was charged in 1978 with raping his stepdaughter, FactCheck.org reported. The ad has drawn criticism even from key Ohio Republicans.Ramaswamy has stood by the ad and turned the accusation back on Acton.“I do think that there has been very little to no coverage of the lies she has told about me, about my family, about my mother,” Ramaswamy said.Earlier...