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topicnews · September 16, 2024

New terror hits Ohio town despite JD Vance admitting he lied

New terror hits Ohio town despite JD Vance admitting he lied

“That’s not for me to decide,” Lara Trump replied. “That information came directly from the people of Springfield. No one on our campaign team – Donald Trump didn’t make this up himself. I think you heard from people at a city council meeting that they were very concerned about what was going on,” she continued, referring to rumors that were roundly refuted by people on the ground in Springfield.

“I think it’s a disgrace that people are trying to discredit the impact of illegal immigration in this country on cities like Springfield, Ohio,” she added – a sentiment that contradicts comments made the same day by Ohio’s Trump-supporting Republican governor, Mike DeWine. DeWine called He called the slander against Springfield’s Haitian residents “scum” and added: “They are here legally, they want to work and they actually work.”

Lara Trump was not the only member of Team Trump who had to respond to the campaign’s lies this weekend. JD Vance told CNN’s Dana Bash: “If I have to make up stories to get the American media to actually pay attention to the suffering of the American people, then I will do it.”