JD Vance doesn't back away from false claims about migrants in Springfield amid threats to community

Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance did not back away on Sunday from the false claims he and Donald Trump have been making that Haitians in an Ohio community are abducting and eating pets, even as the state's GOP governor and other officials insist there is no evidence of such behavior.

Vance, an Ohio senator, said constituents in Springfield are bringing concerns to him and that at least 10 were “verifiable.” In a series of news show interviews, he said he was amplifying the claims as a way to draw attention to Democrat Kamala Harris' immigration policies, which he said are lax, while adding, "Everybody who has dealt with a large influx of migration knows that sometimes there are cultural practices that seem very far out there to a lot of Americans.”


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[cmt]

Not false claim. Why don’t you go investigate Springfield like independent media does. The people living in Springfield are saying this is happening

[PandaMan]

"these are totally false claims and anyone who says otherwise is a racist" -Someone that didn't investigate, never been to the area, and knows nothing about Haitian culture

[christopherbasham]

To those of you saying this is false; do you live in Ohio? I do, and from the city meetings it appears to be true.

[alanmorrison]

You actually believe the City Manager or Mike red flag law DeWine in this issue?

[papad]

I’m going to ask the obvious. Why have thousands of Haitian migrants been dumped in a small town in rural Ohio? Isn’t that kinda weird?

[DonHenry-hukw]

False claims? Nine people say otherwise. Fake news.

[maryholter]

20, 000 people just dont show up in your city without knowledge and coordination from Dewine and mayor of town. How much money from American Rescue Plan went to Springfield?

[Jimmy-gsvj]

Let's protect ❤ Trump on this everybody