Former president repeats false claims that immigrants in Ohio were eating pets

Donald Trumpā€™s false claim that immigrants inĀ OhioĀ are abducting pets and eating themĀ during Tuesdayā€™s presidential debateĀ was quickly slapped down by ABC News moderator David Muir.

WhileĀ on the debate stage in Philadelphia, the former president asserted thatĀ Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were ā€œeating dogsā€Ā and ā€œeating the catsā€ while pushing his anti-immigration policies.

ā€œWhat they have done to our country by allowing these millions and millions of people to come into our country and look at whatā€™s happening to the towns all over the United States,ā€ the former president said.

ā€œIn Springfield, theyā€™re eating the dogs. The people that came in. Theyā€™re eating the cats. Theyā€™re eating ā€“ theyā€™re eating the pets of the people that live there. And this is whatā€™s happening in our country, and itā€™s a shame,ā€ the former president claimed.

As he spoke, Harris looked in disbelief at the former president before laughing.

  • circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org
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    2 months ago

    At first I was annoyed that the moderators kept letting him speak out of turn.

    Then, when he was just putting foot in mouth again and again, I couldnā€™t wait for him to talk again.