The lies that Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are spreading about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio has escalated into a local security concern and generated a new level of fear and misery for a population already struggling to overcome challenging circumstances.
It was early last week when Sen. JD Vance turned to social media to tout a conspiracy theory that was ugly, false, and racist in equal measure. The Republican senator specifically argued online that there were “reports” that “showed” Haitian immigrants abducting and eating household pets in Springfield, Ohio. We now know, of course, that these offensive claims were ridiculously untrue, but new reporting from The Wall Street Journal appears to shed new light on how Vance amplified the lie.
On CNN’s “State of the Union” this past weekend, Vance defended himself by claiming, “ll that I have done is surface the complaints of my constituents.” Except, the Wall Street Journal reporting puts this in a new light: The Republican vice presidential nominee amplified falsehoods, set out to learn the truth, discovered that the claims were baseless, and then continued to echo the lie. Wait, it gets worse. Vance could’ve helped put out the fire he helped start.
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