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
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
Ransomware has long been plaguing American municipalities. It appeared to be another typical ransomware attack that impacted the city of Columbus, Ohio, this past July. The city’s response to the hack, however, was not, and it has cybersecurity and legal experts across the country questioning its motives. Connor Goodwolf (legal name is David Leroy Ross) is an … Read more
Former President Donald Trump turned down an opportunity to denounce the bomb threats that have hit Springfield, Ohio just days after amplifying a racist lie involving Haitian immigrants in the community. “I don’t know what happened with the bomb threats,” the GOP nominee told reporters in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday. He continued, “I know … Read more
Rob Rue, the mayor of Springfield, Ohio, rejected racist claims spread by former President Donald Trump this week that migrants were eating residents’ pets, saying such rhetoric was hurting citizens and hurting the community. “Springfield is still beautiful, and your pets are safe in Springfield, Ohio,” Rue told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Thursday. “Safe.” “There’s … Read more
While bomb threats forced elementary and middle schools in Springfield, Ohio, to evacuate Friday for a second day, the state’s attorney general was amplifying the conspiracy theory that likely prompted those bomb threats in the first place. Despite lacking any firm evidence, and in the face of clear denials from city officials, Ohio Attorney General … 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
Donald Trump made more incendiary comments about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, amid threats to the city prompted by GOP statements. While speaking to reporters in Los Angeles on Friday, the former president and current Republican nominee threatened to deport the Haitians in Springfield, despite the majority of them being in the U.S. legally. “We … 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
Image: WBNS 10TV / YouTube While Donald Trump’s claims that Haitian immigrants are kidnapping and eating pets aren’t supported by any evidence, vice-presidential nominee JD Vance’s exaggerated statements regarding a child killed in an Ohio school bus crash in August 2023. The father of the deceased child is telling Trump’s supporters to leave him and … Read more
