Trump-Vance false immigrant rumor is garbage

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Trump-Vance false immigrant rumor is garbage

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine

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of Ohio on Sunday rebuked the false *********** theories that have been amplified by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen. JD Vance, about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating people’s

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in Springfield, Ohio.

“This is a piece of garbage that is simply not true. There’s no evidence of this at all,” DeWine said on ABC’s “This Week.” “Discussion about Haitians eating dogs is just not helpful. And, again, these people are here legally. They’re here legally, and they want to work, and they are, in fact, working.”

Trump and Vance have both tripled down on spreading the false rumors, despite growing pleas from Ohio governing officials for them to stop the misinformation. The Springfield mayor has repeatedly said there is no evidence to back the ***********.

“This discussion just has to stop,” DeWine said. “We need to focus on moving forward and not dogs and cats being eaten. It’s just ridiculous.”

Trump boosted the conspiracies most widely on the debate stage against Vice President Kamala Harris last Tuesday. And Vance has continued to defend the talking point.

“The ********* media totally ignored this stuff, until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes,” Vance said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “If I have to create stories so that the ********* media actually pays attention to the suffering of the ********* people, then that’s what I’m going to do.”

Following the comments from Trump and Vance, Springfield schools have faced

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, forcing evacuations and temporary closures. Wittenberg University in Springfield canceled all Sunday activities after receiving email threats about a potential on-campus ********* targeting Haitians.

With 51 days until the November election, these *********** comments have led Trump and Vance to spend campaign time shielding themselves from backlash in a state that has been viewed as safe *********** territory this election season.

“He’s going to do well in Ohio,” DeWine said. “I think he’s always better off talking about the issues that really impact Americans.”

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