{"id":100153,"date":"2026-10-29T21:14:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T21:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/thestates\/100153\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T21:14:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T21:14:14","slug":"say-pedophiles-ohio-man-hits-ramaswamy-with-photo-op-he-didnt-see-coming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/thestates\/100153\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Say Pedophiles!’ Ohio Man Hits Ramaswamy With Photo Op He Didn’t See Coming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a> encountered a selfie opportunity that he probably didn’t expect and, afterward, definitely didn’t want.<\/p>\n

A TikTok user named @la_sparrow posted a video on Thursday in which he tried\u00a0to take a selfie with Ramaswamy.<\/a><\/p>\n

Politics: Trump Can’t Stop Defending Offensive Ramaswamy Ad<\/a><\/p>\n

But as they pose for the shot, the man suggests they say a different word than “cheese.”<\/p>\n

“Say pedophiles!” the man exclaims, much to the chagrin of Ramaswamy, who pushes the man’s right shoulder while barking, “What are you talking about? C’mon!”<\/p>\n

The man didn’t stop.<\/p>\n

“Why are you associating with pedophiles?” he asked, a reference to Ramaswamy’s recent attack ad against Democratic opponent Dr. Amy Acton,<\/a> and to Donald Trump’s close relationship<\/a> with disgraced financier and convicted *** trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n

Politics: Vivek Ramaswamy Confronted By Heckler Over Ad With Opponent’s Estranged Mother<\/a><\/p>\n

The controversial ad<\/a> featured Acton’s estranged mother, Donna Arthur, who lost custody of her children in 1978 after her husband was indicted for raping Acton.<\/p>\n

In the video, the man continues to ask, “Why are you associating with so many?” and Ramaswamy’s pasted-on smile seems to droop a bit.<\/p>\n

“I have a wife,” he says with gritted teeth while the man declares Ramaswamy doesn’t have “a Sam Hill’s chance of winning.”<\/p>\n

The video appears to have been taken at Trump’s Wednesday rally in Chillicothe,<\/a>\u00a0but that has not been confirmed.<\/p>\n

HuffPost reached out to the user and Ramaswamy’s campaign, but no one responded immediately.<\/p>\n

Politics: Ohio Governor’s Race Reaches New Low As Republicans Roll Out Amy Acton’s Pedophile-Protecting Mother<\/a><\/p>\n

Both the encounter and recent polls suggest\u00a0the Acton attack ad\u00a0has helped her candidacy in Ohio,\u00a0<\/a>with her lead jumping\u00a0from two points to eight after the ad’s release.<\/p>\n

Many people seemed to appreciate the man’s attempt to rile up Ramaswamy.<\/p>\n

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