Vance has continued to push false claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are stealing and eating their neighbors’ pets.
In response to a question by NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor following the debate, Trump’s running mate said a small migrant community was responsible for many problems in the city, including the disappearance of animals, despite police and city officials saying there’s no evidence to suggest that.
Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck told ABC News there are “no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community.”
Heck’s statement, though, was not enough to convince Vance.
“The city manager said there’s no verifiable evidence. A lot of residents on the ground have said that there is,” he told Alcindor. “That just means the city manager I think isn’t fully in touch with what’s going on in the ground there. I’ve heard from many of my own constituents who have seen these things with their own eyes, who’ve seen these abductions with their own eyes, who’ve seen geese being taken out of local parks and slaughtered in front of their eyes.”
Trump has also embraced the racist lie, bringing it up during last night’s debate and also amplifying posts about it on his Truth Social platform.
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs,” Trump said. “The people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is what’s happening in our country. And it’s a shame.”
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