Trump Defends Ramaswamy Ad That Republicans Criticized
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Vivek Ramaswamy wants to become the governor of Ohio.
He is a Republican candidate. Ohio will vote in an election soon.
Ramaswamy made a new campaign ad. Some Republicans did not like this ad.
The ad talks about the mother of Amy Acton. Amy Acton is a Democrat. She is running against Ramaswamy.
Acton and her mother do not have a good relationship now. People say they are estranged.
President Trump talked about the ad. He said people should not criticize it.
Trump said, "Vivek should keep it up." This means Trump wants Ramaswamy to continue.
Trump believes people are attacking Ramaswamy on purpose. He called it a concerted attack.
A concerted attack means many people work together against one person.
This story is about politics in the United States. Ohio is a state in the US.
Governor is a very important job. A governor leads a state.
The election for governor will happen later this year.
Vocabulary7 words
- Republican
- a member of one big political group in the US
- candidate
- a person who wants to win an election
- campaign
- work done to win an election
- Democrat
- a member of the other big political group in the US
- estranged
- not close anymore; not talking
- concerted
- done by many people together, on purpose
- state
- one of the areas that make up the US
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1. Governor of Ohio 2. He said Vivek should keep it up 3. A Democrat running against Ramaswamy
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Vivek Ramaswamy wants to become the _____ of Ohio.
He is a _____ candidate. Ohio will vote in an election soon.
Ramaswamy made a new _____ ad. Some Republicans did not like this ad.
The ad talks about the mother of Amy Acton. Amy Acton is a _____.
Acton and her mother do not have a good relationship now. People say they are _____.
President Trump talked about the ad. He said people should not criticize it.
Trump said, "Vivek should keep it _____."
Trump believes people are attacking Ramaswamy on purpose. He called it a _____ attack.
This story is about politics in the United _____.
The election for governor will happen later this _____.
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