Ex-Bush WH Official Says Trump Springfield Visit Could Arrive At ‘Absolute Worst Time’

A former Bush 43 White House official advised Donald Trump and his running mate Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) to “stay away” should they both plan to visit a community rocked by the aftermath of their racist lie about Springfield, Ohio.

Pete Seat, who served as a spokesperson under President George W. Bush’s administration, told CNN’s Jim Acosta on Wednesday that he thinks of visits like those made by a president following a natural disaster.

“You know, when a president goes to the site of a hurricane or a tornado, it diverts resources. Law enforcement and first responders have to take care of the president or in this case, the former president visiting,” he said.

He continued, “I think this would be the absolute worst time for Donald Trump to visit that town because it would divert resources that are needed elsewhere.”

Seat’s comments come over a week after the GOP nominee, during his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, pushed the racist claim that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in the Ohio community.

Springfield ― in the days since ― has seen over 30 bomb threats while Mayor Rob Rue said he’d be “fine” with Trump not visiting the city, citing an “extreme strain” on resources should he make the stop.

The former president announced at a rally Wednesday night that he’d be going to Springfield “in the next two weeks” and suggested that his supporters “may never see” him following the visit.

Seat, after Acosta mentioned Vivek Ramaswamy’s visit to the Ohio community, called the former presidential candidate “bombastic and useless” and noted that he tries to ignore him.

The Republican commentator later noted that Vance’s loyalty is to his ticket, adding that there’s a “perfect and now heart-wrenching storm” that has engulfed Springfield.

“I hate to watch it. As the only child of immigrant parents myself, I completely agree. We should love thy neighbor, we should all work together as a community across this country but unfortunately, this country is broken,” he said.

“It’s not just political rhetoric and political violence. We are broken and we need to mend our fences across ideologies, across geographies, across racial lines.