Donald Trumpā€™s running mate went after the media and continued to take aim at the community rocked by his racist lie.

Sen.Ā JD Vance gave a ā€œchallengeā€ for Americans to visit Springfield, Ohio, on Saturday as he continued to take aim at the community rocked by a racist lie pushed by him and former PresidentĀ Donald Trump.

Vance, at a Pennsylvania campaign rally, addressed a reporter who was booed for asking about his commentsĀ that heā€™s willing to ā€œcreate storiesā€Ā should it mean the media pays attention to the false narrative that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield.

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His remarks come after the Ohio city has facedĀ over 30 bomb threatsĀ and Springfield Mayor Rob RueĀ claiming emergency powersĀ in order ā€œto mitigate public safety concerns.ā€


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    • Eldritch@lemmy.world
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      Conservatives operate completely on fear. His eyes can see and understand the lies about his town. But to question all the other lies would be to question faith.

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        The cognitive dissonance with conservatives is incredibly strong. It would be fascinating if it werenā€™t so harmful.

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        What amazes me is that he wrote the article in the first place. If I was in his shoes Iā€™d have punted the essay to the townā€™s mayor. The hard core MAGoos will condemn him for writing for the Times and the rest of the world will jeer him forever.

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      He says heā€™s going to vote for Trump. I have a suspicion that quite a number of politicians who gobble his mushroom publicly in order to court the loony vote will privately vote for Harris.

      Profiles in courage they are not.

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        Heā€™ll privately vote for Harris and then demand an investigation when she wins his stateā€™s electors.