Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance has reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio but provided no evidence.
on Sunday reiterated false claims about Haitian immigrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio.
The city of Springfield notes on its website that approximately 12,000 to 15,000 immigrants live in Clark County, and that Haitian immigrants are there legally as part of a parole program that allows citizens and lawful residents to apply to have their family members from Haiti come to the United States.
"Let me tell you what we do know, though. What we know is that the Haitians who are in Springfield are legal," the governor said.On Tuesday, Vance said it was possible the claim about Haitian immigrants might not be true, but he encouraged his followers to continue posting "cat memes." "We have been shined under a spotlight that is so bright that it's hard to see some of the things that we actually need to be focusing on, and that's been difficult for sure," the mayor told Bash on "State of the Union," adding that "we're concerned about the security in our community, and we're focused on that right now."
"The Springfield mayor, he's dealing with a lot of terrible things. I certainly sympathize with the guy, and we're going to try to help him out. But he did not accuse me of inciting a bomb threat. He just didn't," Vance said later in the interview. DeWine acknowledged that Springfield was having some issues adjusting to the influx of mostly Haitian immigrants through the federal immigration program, but he said officials were working on them.
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