The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump campaign echoed false claims about Haitian immigrants since the September presidential debate – despite the city informing a campaign staffer the day before the rumors were “baseless.

The Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio has reported concerns for their safety amid false claims spread by former President Donald Trump and Ohio Sen. JD Vance.

Springfield, Ohio city officials told a staffer for Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) that rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets in the town were “baseless,” city

Sen. JD Vance, Donald Trump's 2024 running mate, continues to fuel the firestorm surrounding Springfield, Ohio, with false claims about Haitian migrants.

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, circulated a baseless rumor on social media that the residents of Springfield, Ohio, “have had their pets abducted and eaten by” immigrants. Now,

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) said Tuesday that unsubstantiated comments from former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), about Haitian migrants eating household pets are “not helpful” and “very hurtful” to the people of Springfield.

A Vance aide was informed by a top Springfield official claims Haitian migrants were eating pets were false, but the VP nominee went ahead with spreading the rumor.