Ohio Republican Gov.Mike DeWine delivered his strongest condemnation yet of former President Donald Trump and his running mate, Ohio Sen.
JD Vance, for their continued false claims regarding Haitian migrants in Springfield."As a supporter of former President Donald Trump and Senator JD Vance, I am saddened by how they and others continue to repeat claims that lack evidence and disparage the legal migrants living in Springfield.This rhetoric hurts the city and its people, and it hurts those who have spent their lives there," DeWine wrote in an op-ed in the New York Times published Friday morning.MORE: GOP Gov.
DeWine defends Haitian immigrants: 'They came to Springfield to work'DeWine said Trump and Vance's rhetoric was a distraction, diminishing immigration policy conversations that "dilute and cloud what should be a winning argument about the border."Ohio governor Mike DeWine speaks to the press on the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.Andrew Harnik/Getty ImagesDeWine has previously shot down the false claims from Trump and Vance that the Haitian migrants were eating neighborhood pets.On ABC's "This Week," DeWine said the stories were baseless and "a piece of garbage.""This idea that we have hate groups coming in, this discussion just has to stop.We need to focus on moving forward and not dogs and cats being eaten.
It's just ridiculous," he said on the program.Earlier this week, DeWine revealed the city of Springfield has received at least 33 separate bomb threats in the last few days.Asked for comment on the op-ed, the Trump campaign referred ABC News to a statement from vice presidential nominee JD Vance's spokesperson.MORE: Fact-checking JD Vance's claims about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio"Senator Vance is glad that Governor DeWine supports the Trump-Vance ticket for president," said Vance spokesperson Will Martin."They're not always going to agree on every issue.
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