Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy was confronted by a heckler during a campaign event on Tuesday over a campaign ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton.
Donna Arthur remained married to him, while Acton and her brother were placed in the custody of their biological father, Gerald Stearns, who had reported the alleged abuse to police. (Also Read: Amy Acton’s mother Donna Arthur’s custody loss of her children back in focus amid Vivek Ramaswamy ad ) Footage circulating on social media showed the heckler shouting at Ramaswamy before police escorted him out of an event at CrossPointe Church in Westerville, Ohio, as per a report by Newsweek . Some of the man’s words are not audible in the video clips but he can be heard yelling, “Why did you run the ad with Amy Acton’s mother! Ramaswamy remained relatively calm and responded as police moved over to the disruptor to remove him. “Sir! Excuse me. You’re gonna leave this room if you’re gonna do that.
Cledith Arthur was arrested and faced charges in Ohio but was never convicted before his death in Pennsylvania in 2004.
If you want to be patient and you want to ask a question at the end, you’ll be free to do that,” he said.
