President Trump's Ohio campaign ads have hit a roadblock

NPR | By Tamara Keith,

Scott Detrow

Published October 13, 2026 at 4:03 PM EDT

President Trump has his eyes on Ohio, traveling there twice this week during a week packed with campaign stops. But his pro-Trump ads have hit a roadblock.

Tamara Keith

Tamara Keith is a Senior Political Correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.

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Scott Detrow

Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.

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