In summer 2020, Gov. DeWine signed an order allowing 4-H and livestock exhibits at county fairs but not rides and midway games, and DeWine has repeatedly said all closures were his own decision, although Acton gave him guidance. Ramaswamy conflates this 2020 public health restriction with claims about differential COVID rules for protests—but statewide pandemic orders restricted mass gatherings generally, not specific political events. There's no evidence Acton issued any order allowing or endorsing crowded BLM protests while restricting other gatherings. DeWine firmly maintained he was responsible for all decisions made in response to the pandemic, not Acton. The 'Democratic Socialist wave' label is unfounded—Acton is a mainstream Democrat who talks about affordable healthcare and rural communities, but there's no evidence she identifies as a democratic socialist or is part of a formal Democratic Socialist movement. This post merges a partially true COVID policy disagreement with a fabricated allegation about protest permissions, creating a misleading impression of hypocrisy where none is documented.