Donald Trump’s running mate went after the media and continued to take aim at the community rocked by his racist lie.
Sen. JD Vance gave a “challenge” for Americans to visit Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday as he continued to take aim at the community rocked by a racist lie pushed by him and former President Donald Trump.
Vance, at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, addressed a reporter who was booed for asking about his comments that he’s willing to “create stories” should it mean the media pays attention to the false narrative that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield.
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His remarks come after the Ohio city has faced over 30 bomb threats and Springfield Mayor Rob Rue claiming emergency powers in order “to mitigate public safety concerns.”
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/20/opinion/springfield-haitian-migrants-ohio.html
The GOP Governor of Ohio wrote an NY Times op-ed talking about what a nice place Springfield is and how terrible it is that domestic terrorists have threatened the population.
He’s also going to vote for Trump
Conservatives operate completely on fear. His eyes can see and understand the lies about his town. But to question all the other lies would be to question faith.
The cognitive dissonance with conservatives is incredibly strong. It would be fascinating if it weren’t so harmful.
What amazes me is that he wrote the article in the first place. If I was in his shoes I’d have punted the essay to the town’s mayor. The hard core MAGoos will condemn him for writing for the Times and the rest of the world will jeer him forever.
Sounds like something from Warhammer 40k.
He says he’s going to vote for Trump. I have a suspicion that quite a number of politicians who gobble his mushroom publicly in order to court the loony vote will privately vote for Harris.
Profiles in courage they are not.
He’ll privately vote for Harris and then demand an investigation when she wins his state’s electors.