Vance kept up false claims about Haitian migrants after aide was told they were baseless

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

An aide to Ohio Sen. JD Vance was informed by a top Springfield, Ohio, official earlier this month that claims about Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs were false but the vice presidential nominee went ahead with spreading the rumor anyway, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal and confirmed by ABC News.

City manager Bryan Heck, in a Sept. 9 phone call, told a Vance staffer the "claims were baseless" when asked if they were true.

A city spokesperson confirmed to ABC News the accuracy of the Wall Street Journal's reporting about the call.

Still, Vance did not delete a post on X he wrote that same morning asserting "reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn't be in this country." One day later, former President Donald Trump amplified the claim on the ABC News presidential debate stage with millions of viewers tuned in.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/vance-kept-false-claims-haitian-203017753.html

[patphil]

1. He's shitting on his own constituents for political gain.

He's a truly despicable person.

[The Unmitigated Gall]

3. Setting them up to be killed.

I’d like to say this is as bad as puke scumbaggery can get, but I know i’d instantly prove myself wrong.

[Drummer1]

2. These two worthless pieces of shit...

...are going to reap what they have sowed in spades.

[spooky3]

4. Come on, journalists! Demand to see evidence that these claims are true.

Tell Vance to name the constituents who allegedly told Vance about the pet abductions. Follow up with any who are named (I doubt Vance will name anyone, but he has the burden of proof if he makes a claim like this). Do basic JOURNALISTIC INVESTIGATION. If no evidence is uncovered then call this out as deliberate lying.