Sooooo, J.D. Vance Said He "Creates Stories" For Media To Focus On, And People Have THOUGHTS

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Republican vice presidential candidate, Senator J.D. Vance was doing his rounds on the Sunday morning political shows, when he made an interesting admission. And yes, it's about his and Donald Trump's baseless claim that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio.

On CNN's show State of the Union, Dana Bash interviewed the senator for almost 20 minutes. She began,

Vance said that the "American media" ignored Springfield, "until Donald Trump and I started surfacing some of these concerns."

Dana Bash and J.D. Vance discuss a false rumor about Haitian immigrants on CNN's "State of the Union," with a headline countering the baseless claim

Bash, referencing her notes, starts to fact-check some of the senator's claims. She tells him, "The Clark County Sheriff and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources reviewed 11 months of 911 calls. They only identified two instances of people alleging Haitians were taking geese out of parks. They found zero evidence to substantiate those claims."

She continued,

After minutes of back-and-forth, and Vance suggesting Bash is a "democratic propagandist," she asks him to, "once and for all...affirmatively now say that that is a rumor that has no basis with evidence?"

Dana Bash and J.D. Vance discuss a news headline "Officials: No Evidence of Haitians Eating Pets in Springfield" on CNN's State of the Union
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Vance insisted his evidence was firsthand information before admitting, "If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that's what I'm going to do, Dana. Because you guys are completely letting Kamala Harris coast."

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Bash repeated what he said before asking, "So the eating dogs and cats thing is not accurate?"

CNN news segment with Dana Bash interviewing J.D. Vance. The headline reads, "Father of Ohio boy killed in car accident with Haitian immigrant calls on Vance to stop using son's death for 'political gain'."
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To which Vance replied, "I say that we’re creating a story, meaning we’re creating the American media focusing on it."

Dana Bash and J.D. Vance discuss on CNN State of the Union about officials refuting claims of Haitians eating pets in Springfield
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The clip received swift backlash on social media. One person called the senator's admission, "scare tactics."

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Many others just called it "lying."

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And finally, some people pointed out the impact the comments have had on the Haitian immigrants living in Springfield.

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Springfield's Mayor Rob Rue told CNN the comments "federal politicians" are marking are hurting his city.

Dana Bash interviews Springfield, Ohio Mayor Rob Rue, who is wearing a suit and glasses, on CNN's State of the Union

"It would be helpful if they understood the weight of their words and how they can harm a community like ours," he said. "It'd be helpful to, like, bring peace with the words that you're saying about communities like ours instead of unrest."

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