Last Updated on 10/09/2024 by Arun jain
JD Vance expanded the false and racist rumor that Haitian immigrants are Stealing and eating pets in Ohio – without seeing any evidence himself.
The Republican vice presidential candidate shared the conspiracy theory On X On Monday, accused the immigrants of being in the US illegally, “reducing social services” and “generally creating chaos”. Additionally, the Trump-Vance campaign sent out a news release repeating the false claims and saying “it’s coming to your town next.”
when The New York Times Contacted In the campaign, they provided no evidence, and only said that Vance was responding to a large number of calls and emails from residents of Springfield, Ohio, who have also repeated the claims at town meetings. But according to a local newspaper, The Springfield News-Sunthere is No police report Any pets are killed and eaten, and the conspiracy appears to have stemmed from a Facebook post with no evidence.
The rumor was also given life after a report of a woman from Canton, Ohio who was arrested Allegedly kills and eats cats. Women, however, are US citizenAnd there is no indication that he is a Haitian immigrant.
Conservative politicians, pundits, and influencers have amplified the rumor, pushing the right-wing narrative that immigrants are invading the country, breaking laws and bringing with them their brutal cultural practices. In 2018, Donald Trump reportedly claimed that all Haitian immigrants have AIDS and that the country “Shithole”
As Tuesday night’s presidential debate between Trump and Kamala Harris approaches, Republicans will likely repeat such claims in an attempt to soften Democrats on immigration and perpetuate this false rumor.border crisis” Will Democrats have an effective response, and how will these claims be called out? weird Are they, or will they adopt Republican dermongering?
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