SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Joe and Cheryl Backus have plenty of concerns over the influx of immigrants to this central Ohio city. “They’re giving up on our homeless here,” Joe Backus, a retired 80-year-old, said from a loveseat in his living room, referring to the general strain population growth is having on certain sectors of the … Read more
Conservative attorney George Conway warned that Donald Trump and his campaign are in the middle of an “implosion” right now ― and he said it’s only going to get worse as the former president grows more desperate. “None of his tricks are working anymore,” Conway, a longtime Trump critic, said on MSNBC over the weekend. … Read more
Sen. JD Vance (R) repeatedly justified on Sunday spreading the widely debunked racist lie that Haitian immigrants are stealing local pets for food in Springfield, Ohio ― at one point admitting that he consciously decided to “create stories” about the unsubstantiated issue so that American media pays more attention to it. The Republican vice presidential … Read more
Republicans have told many lies about health care over the years. JD Vance on Sunday doubled down on their newest one. During an appearance on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Vance claimed that Donald Trump during his presidency “protected” Americans getting insurance through the Affordable Care Act “from losing their health coverage.” “He actually protected a … Read more
Whoopi Goldberg knocked Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) on Thursday for being one of “many snowflakes” upset by Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris. “The View” co-host noted that Republicans aren’t pleased with the pop star, who backed Harris and signed her social media post as “Childless Cat Lady” following Tuesday’s debate, before tossing to a … Read more
On Friday morning, at least three schools in Springfield, Ohio — a city at the center of racist fearmongering about Haitian immigrants — were hit with a bomb threat, forcing two to evacuate and one to close. This came just one day after Springfield City Hall was evacuated due to a bomb threat from someone … Read more
GOP V.P. Candidate J.D. Vance speaking on CNBC’s Squawk Box on Sept. 12. 2024. CNBC Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance made a dubious immigration claim Thursday as he blamed Vice President Kamala Harris for undocumented immigrants and asylum seekers entering the United States. Vance, the Ohio senator and running mate to former President Donald … Read more
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) on Wednesday dismissed false claims spread by former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), that Haitian immigrants in the city of Springfield are stealing and eating people’s pets, citing local officials. In an interview on CBS’s “America Decides,” DeWine said the wild claims first surfaced … Read more
WASHINGTON ― Politics can often be a dog-eat-dog world, but this campaign season has truly gone to the cats. The cat-crazed 2024 election reached a fever pitch Tuesday night when, during his first debate against Vice President Kamala Harris, former President Donald Trump repeated a baseless and racist claim that immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were … Read more
JD Vance attempted to minimize the impact that Taylor Swift’s endorsement of Kamala Harris on Tuesday night might have on the November election ― only to have it backfire on him badly. During a Fox News interview on Wednesday, Martha MacCallum asked the Ohio senator and Republican vice-presidential nominee his thoughts about Swift, a pop … Read more
