JD Vance, Springfield
Vance spread Springfield rumors even after his staff was told they were false, news report says
Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s staff was told by Springfield officials that a racially charged rumor Vance had been amplifying was false, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Despite a wave of death and bomb threats directed at the community,
Opinion
JD Vance to Springfield, Ohio: ‘You’re expendable’
The problems he’s made lately for tens of thousands of his constituents in Springfield, Ohio — all to demagogue the immigration issue — amount to political malpractice, the likes of which we’ve never seen before as Trump is so fond of saying about almost anything. Only this time it’s true.
Analysis
Day by day, how JD Vance tweeted misinformation about Springfield
Despite his staff learning that the cat-eating story wasn’t true on the day of his first post, Vance doubled down and kept going.
Some GOP lawmakers are tired of JD Vance's cat rumors
"I think that conversation, overall, has been distracting from the real issue at hand," said one House Republican who represents a border district.
Opinion
Column: Why JD Vance won’t stop his racist lies about the Springfield Haitians
JD Vance is knowingly spreading a racist rumor that is upending the lives of legal immigrants. Here's why he won't stop.
JD Vance exposed for knowingly lying about ‘pet-eating’ rumors in Springfield, OH
Taylor Popielarz, Spectrum News National Political Reporter joins Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to the new reporting that details how the Trump campaign, and specifically Senator JD Vance knowingly spread lies about the town of Springfield,
JD Vance's Haitian Immigrants 'Stories' Keep Getting Shot Down
The Republican has said his constituents are eating cats and dogs, but the sources of the complaints have backtracked.
Trump and Vance Fan Flames of Hatred in Springfield, Ohio
By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan Since Trump and Vance launched their campaign against Springfield’s Haitian residents, the ...
JD Vance's staff claimed they had evidence of a Haitian taking a cat in Springfield. But it turns out 'Miss Sassy' is just fine
According to The Wall Street Journal, a Vance staffer provided a police report of a suspected cat napping. It turned out the ...
Springfield, Ohio, mayor granted emergency powers as Haitian immigrants say they fear for their safety amid Trump and Vance’s false claims
The Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio has reported concerns for their safety amid false claims spread by former ...
Vance Says He Will Keep Calling Haitians Legally in Springfield ‘Illegal’
The immigrants are mainly in the United States under temporary protected status, which the executive branch can grant to ...
JD Vance doubles down, attacking Haitians’ legal status as illegal: JD Vance in the news
Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance asserted Wednesday that Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, were granted temporary ...
JD Vance Wants To Decide Which Immigrants Are “Legal"
JD Vance has spent the better part of two weeks now spreading racist lies about Haitian immigrants in his home state of ...
JD Vance’s Scapegoating Theory Is Playing Out in Real Time
The Republican vice-presidential nominee has written about scapegoating before. Now he’s putting ideas into practice in ...