Donald Trump: "is trying to double your state income tax"

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is trying to double your state income tax

Donald Trump · A rally for Vivek Ramaswamy at the Covelli Centre, Youngstown, Ohio, Oct. 12, 2026 · October 12, 2026 · Race: Governor of Ohio

About Amy Acton.

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False

PolitiFact, October 27, 2026 · read the check

Our check against the record

Does not match the record

Checked against PolitiFact's Oct. 27, 2026 review of the $21 billion estimate behind the line, with the Ohio Department of Taxation's fiscal 2025 individual income tax figure and Acton's published affordability agenda, as PolitiFact reports them (the Taxation report and the agenda page were not opened).

The records: Trump falsely says Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton wants to double Ohio income taxes · Can't Afford Amy Acton · Affordability Agenda

Context

Said at a rally for Vivek Ramaswamy at the Covelli Centre in Youngstown on Oct. 12, 2026. PolitiFact traces the line to Ramaswamy's Can't Afford Amy Acton site, which puts the cost of Acton's proposals at more than $21 billion a year and says paying for it would require doubling the state income tax; asked for evidence, the White House pointed to the RNC, which pointed to that site.

Topics: Taxes, Elections.

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Sources

Trump falsely says Ohio gubernatorial candidate Amy Acton wants to double Ohio income taxes · PolitiFact (Cami Henry-Seymore) · 2026-10-27 · accessed 2026-10-29
Vote for Vivek: Trump backs Vivek Ramaswamy in Ohio governor's race · The American Bazaar (Jayujyoti Mullick) · 2026-10-13 · accessed 2026-10-29
Can't Afford Amy Acton · Ramaswamy campaign site, Can't Afford Amy Acton (undated; no paid-for line on the page) · accessed 2026-10-29
Affordability Agenda · Amy Acton for Governor · accessed 2026-10-29

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