Vance slams Harris focus on calling Springfield, Ohio, residents ‘racist’ instead of ‘undoing her open border’

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, said Vice President Harris is more focused on calling the residents of Springfield, Ohio, “racist” than “undoing her open border.” 

While making the rounds on CNN, NBC and CBS Sunday morning shows, Vance was confronted about recent controversy in Springfield, where residents have been pointing to an uptick in crime, mayhem and car crashes due to the massive influx of roughly 20,000 Haitian immigrants since the COVID-19 pandemic into a small town of approximately 58,000 people. 

Residents at city council meetings have alleged that Haitians are killing and eating ducks and geese in parks, as well as pet cats and dogs, unverified allegations that Vance has referenced on social media and former President Trump repeated during the Philadelphia presidential debate last week. 

“I trust my constituents more than I do the American media that has shown no interest in what’s happened in Springfield until we started sharing cat memes on the Internet, which is disgraceful that the American media ignored this town,” Vance told NBC “Meet the Press” host Kristen Welker. “And that’s the most important part, Kamala Harris’ open border, Kristen, has led to skyrocketing housing costs in Springfield, rising rates of crime, rising

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