Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (Republican) on Tuesday said JD Vance and Trump’s false claims about Haitians eating people’s pets are not only wrong but “very hurtful” to the people of Springfield.
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in,” Trump said. “They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there. This is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame.”
“The mayor says there’s no evidence, chief of police says there’s no evidence, city manager says there was no evidence, there’s no evidence. There’s no evidence of this at all,” DeWine said on NewsNation of the file claim that Haitian immigrants are stealing and eating cats and dogs in the town.
“What is your message to JD Vance and former President Trump? You support them as the Republican ticket. What is your advice to them about what to do with these allegations, about eating pets in Springfield that they keep repeating?” asked Chris Cuomo during an interview.
“They’re very hurtful. It’s very hurtful to people, hurtful to the people in Springfield, hurtful to the Haitians who are working every day,” DeWine said.
The look on Kamala Harris’s face during the debate.
“Some of them are afraid,” he added.
He’s right. Since Trump and Vance started these bogus claims, there have been bomb threats, school closings, and rallies, and many are afraid to send their children to school.