CLEVELAND — Former President Barack Obama excoriated Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy for his attack ad with Democratic opponent Amy Acton’s estranged mother during his first rally of the 2026 midterm election cycle in Cleveland.

“There is no line he will not cross, no low he will not sink to, to try to get in the limelight,” Obama told a crowd gathered in the Cleveland Public Auditorium on Saturday, describing Ramaswamy as being “thirsty” for attention.

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