Donald Trump Jr mistakenly claims Democrats want to ‘make Ohio a state’ during midterm rally

WASHINGTON, DC: Donald Trump Jr mistakenly accused Democrats of wanting to “make Ohio a state” during a campaign stop in Swanton, Ohio, on Monday, November 2. He spoke at an event hosted by Vice President JD Vance, just ahead of the midterms.

In his speech, Trump Jr rattled off a list of things he said Democrats are pushing for: changing the Supreme Court, giving statehood to Washington, DC, and, oddly enough, making Ohio a state. That last one didn’t make much sense, since Ohio became a state way back in 1803. He left the audience hanging, never explaining how Democrats would pull off any of these changes.

Donald Trump Jr says Democrats want to 'make Ohio a state', have permanent 'one-party rule'

“They want to pack the Supreme Court. They want to make Ohio a state, make DC a state, have permanent one-party rule, all apparently. I don’t know how it works, but you know, they can do these things and get away with it. All in the name of somehow preserving democracy,” Trump Jr said, without explaining how Democrats could unilaterally do that.

Ohio became the 17th state in the United States on February 19, 1803, according to the National Archives. Trump Jr did not clarify why he included Ohio in his remarks or whether he had misspoken.

Donald Trump Jr criticizes Amy Acton amid Ohio gubernatorial race

Trump Jr went on to claim that current Democratic frontrunners are “the most radical people ever put forth by the Democrat[ic] party” before he criticized Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr Amy Acton, accusing her of alcohol abuse and more.

An advertisement, paid for by the super political action committee V-PAC, referenced Acton’s 1994 medical license application. She checked “yes” when asked if she’d ever had treatment for emotional or mental illness, drug or alcohol problems, or addiction.

PolitiFact reported that the super PAC had twisted her answer, falsely claiming she admitted to alcohol abuse. Acton’s campaign cleared things up. Her “yes” referred to outpatient therapy she received because she endured childhood abuse, not substance abuse.

Acton is up against Republican candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who recently faced widespread backlash for an attack ad targeting Acton that featured her estranged mother, Donna Arthur.

Acton's brother, Philip Stearns, spoke out against Ramaswamy for bringing up her childhood abuse in political debates. He pointed out that after their stepfather’s arrest, both he and Acton were taken out of their mother’s custody. Despite everything, their mother stayed married to him until he died in 2004.

Trump Jr concluded his speech by telling the audience, “You guys have the ability to stop all of that tomorrow.”