Springfield mayor responds to JD Vance’s claims about Haitian immigrants

In a one-on-one interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, Rob Rue, mayor of Springfield, Ohio, says there are no verifiable claims of Haitian immigrants eating pets and calls for peace and rest in the community. #CNN #news

[judyparsons]

We know who is causing this chaos and conflict and confusion, please remember when you vote in November if this is the kind of life you want for yourself and families

[terirachelsims]

I just don't understand how they're allowed to continue their lies with impunity!

[Tyyjutsu]

When will it finally be time to take action against these corrupt leaders?

[JADPhipps-bb]

I feel so bad for your Community, Stay Safe and your in our Prayers🙏We Support You!

[lukehelleksen]

😂😂 I love how these people that live in gated communities pretend to have their finger on the lives of everyday Americans.

[kreiner]

There is a real discussion to have. Instead, they turn it into a hate fest. It goes to show that they want to create problems, not solve them.

[richgird]

As a child, I moved from southen California to St. Croix, US Virgin Islands. It was in 1980 and there was a lot of racial unrest on the island, this unrest manifested in the grade school I attended and I did not understand the local patois spoken by most of the other children and with no cultural frame of reference, was having a tough time. The students who reached out to help me understand and protect me were Haitian and Dominican immigrant kids, "down islanders" they were referred to by Cruzans. I will never forget their kindness, humor and beauty.

[Hermitthecog]

Kudos to Mayor Rue for representing ALL members of his community, shutting down sensationalism, and demonstrating the sort of level-headed leadership that is the gold standard of good governance. 🏆👍👍

[moonsis]

Please leave Springfield This situation is sick!

[CharlesPutnam-bh]

I have farmed in Florida for fifty years. I have worked with Haitian people in the the harvest of sugarcane, sweet corn and tomatoes. They are hard working people and all the ones i ever supervised where polite and had a nice way about them even though they were doing really hard jobs. I don't believe that anyone would want to dehumanize people that have had the struggles of Haitian people. The reason that employers hire them is as i said they are good people and hard workers. I have worked with them since 1974 this is the first time i ever heard about them eating pets. I believe its nonsense. I have cooked a lot of geese and ducks. I don't get it.

[thrillsteel]

If JD is so concerned, as a Senator why isn't he doing more to address the needs of the infrastructure in Springfield Ohio? He should be able to get them the resources they are in need of rather quickly.

[pattilogrippo]

Doesn't it warm your heart when a politician says "Trust me?"

[PsychoKittee]

Living near Howell, Michigan, I understand how rumors and bad publicity can snowball and stick around indefinitely. I hope the people of Springfield can weather this storm without long-lasting consequences.

[Dnn]

mayor, Decent Americans support you, your city and these legal Haitians.

[kuhmeelyun]

"Verifiable and confirmable" is not the same as "verified and confirmed."

[markbishopiii]

So he'll promote the dozen or so complaints he's gotten from individual constituents about migrants, but the dozen or so proud boys marching in the streets should be ignored?

JD Vance is the worst. 🤦🏾

[davehouk]

mayor is a bootlicking liar....i live nearby

[curtketchum]

From Canada.... we're with you!! God's speed!

[marsjup]

Why would anyone who had an issue go directly to a state senator. Not to local police

[SylvanFosters]

2:54 Notice JD’s wording. He said the claims are “verifiable”, not that they are “verified”. There’s a big difference between those two words.