俄亥俄州州长候选人埃米·阿克顿（民主党）的母亲在一则新广告中称她为“撒谎者”，而她的兄弟则在周二将该视频称为“卑劣的低劣行径”，此前该州将于11月举行选举。“我爱我的女儿，但当我看到她撒谎诋毁她的对手时——作为母亲说这话并不容易，但艾米有严重的问题。她是个撒谎者，”阿克顿的母亲唐娜·阿瑟在广告中似乎说道。
Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton’s (D) mother called her a “liar” in a new ad, as her brother labelled the video “a despicable low” on Tuesday ahead of the state’s elections in November. “I love my daughter, but when I saw her lying about her opponent — it is not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy has a serious problem. She is a liar,” Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, appeared to say in the ad.
“她撒谎说自己的过去。她说她小时候住在帐篷里。这些都不真实。她一生都在撒谎。我的女儿需要帮助，而她自己都需要帮助，就无法帮助你们，”阿瑟继续说道。“人可以改变，但首先他们必须说真话。而我的女儿至今还没有这样做。不要投票给撒谎的人。不要让她成为你们的州长。如果你认为她会让你的生活变得更好，那你只是在自欺欺人。情况只会变得更糟，”她总结道。
“She lies about her past. She says she grew up living in a tent. None of that is true. She's lied her entire life. My daughter needs help, and she can't help you if she needs help herself,” Arthur continued. “People can change, but first they have to tell the truth. And my daughter still isn't doing that. Don't vote for people who lie. Don't let her become your governor. If you think she'll make your life better, you're fooling yourself. It will only get worse,” she concluded.
该广告看起来像是一则竞选风格的视频，但目前不清楚是谁在支持或支付其费用。阿克顿的兄弟菲利普·斯特恩斯周二在一份新闻稿中回应了该广告，称“维韦克·拉马斯瓦米竟然堕落到如此卑劣的地步，试图将艾米十二岁时遭受的来自我们亲生母亲丈夫的性虐待变成政治谈资，这并不令人意外。”“在他被捕，艾米和我被从他们监护下带走后，我们的亲生母亲一直与艾米的强奸犯丈夫保持婚姻关系，直到他去世，”斯特恩斯补充道。
The ad appears to be a campaign-style video, but it is unclear who is backing or paying for it. Acton’s brother, Philip Stearns, responded in a press release to the ad on Tuesday, stating it was “not surprising that Vivek Ramaswamy has stooped to such a despicable low as to attempt to turn the sexual abuse Amy endured at twelve years old from our birth mother's husband into a political talking point.”“After he was arrested and Amy and I were removed from their custody, our birth mother stayed married to Amy’s rapist until he died,” Stearns added.
阿克顿在2019年接受《先驱报》采访时详细描述了父母离婚后的童年，表示在与母亲同住期间，她遭受了虐待、忽视，并经历了一段无家可归的时期。最终，针对阿克顿继父的指控被提出，她便搬去和父亲及亲戚住在一起。阿克顿在2019年的采访中表示，她最后一次与母亲交谈是在继父被捕的法院，她说她“过去想亲吻她，她却只是把脸转过去。
Acton described her childhood following her parent’s divorce in detail during a 2019 interview with The Vindicator, remarking that while living with her mother she experienced abuse, neglect and a period of homelessness. Eventually, charges were filed against Acton’s stepfather, and she moved in with her father and relatives. Acton said in the 2019 interview the last time she spoke with her mother was in the courthouse where her stepfather was arrested, saying she “went to give her a kiss, and she just turned her cheek away. That was the last time I ever saw her.”
“那是我最后一次见到她。”据《The Hill》的合作伙伴 Decision Desk HQ 的报道，阿克顿（Acton）正在与共和党候选人维韦克·拉马斯瓦米（Vivek Ramaswamy）竞争俄亥俄州州长职位，尽管特朗普总统在每次竞选中都赢得了该州的支持，但阿克顿仍被看好能够赢得这场选举。目前，阿克顿和拉马斯瓦米的竞选团队都尚未立即回应《The Hill》的采访请求。
Acton is competing against Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and is narrowly favored to flip the Ohio gubernatorial seat even though President Trump won the state in each of his presidential bids, according to The Hill’s partner, Decision Desk HQ. Neither Acton’s nor Ramaswamy’s campaign did not respond immediately to The Hill’s request for comment.