GOP vice presidential nominee JD Vance has continued to push debunked, false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are stealing and consuming their neighbors’ pets.
In response to a question by NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor following the talk on Tuesday evening, the Ohio senator stated the small migrant neighborhood was answerable for a number of issues the blue-collar Clark County metropolis is dealing with, together with the disappearance of animals, regardless that police and metropolis officers say there’s no evidence to back that up.
Springfield Metropolis Supervisor Bryan Heck told ABC Information there are “no credible stories or particular claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by people throughout the immigrant neighborhood.”
Heck’s assertion, although, was not sufficient to cease Vance from doubling down on his claims.
“The town supervisor stated there’s no verifiable proof. Quite a lot of residents on the bottom have stated that there’s,” Vance informed Alcindor. “That simply means town supervisor I believe isn’t absolutely in contact with what’s occurring within the floor there. I’ve heard from lots of my very own constituents who’ve seen this stuff with their very own eyes, who’ve seen these abductions with their very own eyes, who’ve seen geese being taken out of native parks and slaughtered in entrance of their eyes.”
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Earlier on Tuesday, a White Home nationwide safety spokesperson blasted Vance’s feedback, including that “this sort of disinformation is harmful as a result of there shall be folks that consider it regardless of how ludicrous and silly it’s.”
This didn’t cease former President Donald Trump from embracing the racist lie, bringing it up during the debate in opposition to Vice President Kamala Harris, and likewise amplifying it on this Truth Social account.
“In Springfield, they’re consuming the canine,” Trump stated. “The folks that got here in, they’re consuming the cats. They’re consuming the pets of the folks that reside there. And that is what’s occurring in our nation. And it’s a disgrace.”
ABC’s David Muir, one of many moderators of the talk, repeatedly fact-checked Trump’s claims, citing Heck’s assertion.
“The folks on tv say my canine was taken and used for meals. So possibly he stated that and possibly that’s factor to say for a metropolis supervisor,” Trump replied.
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