Source: The UnPopulist
by Cathy Young
“When Donald Trump sensationally accused Springfield, Ohio’s Haitian immigrants of stealing and barbecuing their neighbors’ household pets during his presidential debate with Kamala Harris, the story was already national news. The day before the debate, Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, who had already been murmuring about the community in the months prior, catapulted the new allegations into the national spotlight. While these claims have been thoroughly debunked, the story refuses to go away — largely because Trump supporters keep trying to spin the fiasco in his favor.” (09/22/24)
https://www.theunpopulist.net/p/the-making-of-the-maga-hoax-about