CLEVELAND -- Ohio Democratic gubernatorial nominee Amy Acton told ABC News in an interview Saturday that she hopes President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance will "look at the facts" of the abuse she says she endured as a child after they defended an attack ad made by GOP nominee Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign.

Bipartisan backlash has hit Ramaswamy's campaign, after the release of the ad featuring Acton's estranged mother who Acton says stood by the man who was criminally charged with sexually abusing her as a child. Acton said she hasn't seen her mother since she was 12 years old.

In the ad, Acton's mother, Donna Arthur, said Acton has lied about her past, though it doesn't mention the allegations of sexual abuse.

Amy Acton, Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally in Cleveland, Saturday, Oct.…