Crisis in the heartland: Trump to visit Springfield and Aurora to highlight immigration turmoil

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Election rally At a news conference in Uniondale, New York, on Wednesday, he said he plans to visit Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado, in the coming days. Both cities are currently in the media spotlight for the Biden-Harris administration's ongoing fight against the illegal immigration crisis. “This is literally an […]
‘She Didn’t Answer’ How She’d Help Springfield, She’s ‘Good at Dodging’

During a Wednesday broadcast of WBUR's “Here and Now,” Politico Playbook co-author and White House correspondent Eugene Daniels, who interviewed 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris at an event with the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), said Harris “did not answer” a question about the federal government's response to the resource shortage […]
Springfield mayor gives himself emergency powers amid false migrant claim controversy

Springfield, Ohio Mayor Rob Lew issued an emergency declaration on Thursday to allow the city to quickly address public safety concerns following false claims by former President Trump and vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) that Haitian immigrants in the city were eating residents' pets. “Ensuring the safety of Springfield residents is our number […]
Trump to Visit Springfield, Aurora Amid Migration Crisis

President Donald Trump says he will visit Springfield, Ohio, and Aurora, Colorado, where planned, government-subsidized migration is forcing ordinary Americans from their jobs, homes and stable communities. “I'm going to Springfield and then Aurora in the next two weeks,” Trump said at a rally on Long Island, New York, on September 16. We're going to […]
Trump vows to travel to Springfield following false pet-eating claims

Former President Trump has promised to visit Springfield, Ohio, after he and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), falsely claimed that Haitian immigrants were eating pets in the city. Trump said at a rally in New York on Wednesday that he would visit the city in the next two weeks and also go to […]
Michael Steele Says Everything Was Just Fine In Springfield Until Trump Discussed Pet Eating Rumors

MSNBC analyst Michael Steele said Wednesday that residents of Springfield, Ohio, were “embracing” Haitian immigrants until Republican candidate Donald Trump claimed the migrants were eating their pets. Steele said on MSNBC's “Chris Jansing Report” that Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance are spreading unproven rumors about Haitian immigrants stealing and eating pets to […]
Ohio AG eyes ‘creative’ path to get ‘mishandled’ Springfield migrant crisis in front of federal judge

Ohio's Republican attorney general slammed the federal government over the worsening migrant crisis in Springfield, Ohio, and said his office has begun the process of taking the issue to federal court. “I've directed my staff to look at the law and get creative about how we can get a federal judge to reconsider this situation,” […]
Small Springfield college moves classes online, cancels athletic events due to bomb threats

Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, decided to move classes online and cancel on-campus activities from Sept. 16-22 following a threat the school received on Monday, a campus spokesman said. caveat. The cancellations come in response to false claims by former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), that Haitian immigrants in Springfield […]
Springfield mayor: Trump visit would be 'an extreme strain' on city resources following threats

Springfield Mayor Rob Lew said a visit by former President Trump would be “extremely taxing” on the city following unfounded claims by the former president and vice presidential candidate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), that Haitian immigrants were eating residents' pets. “That would put an extreme strain on our resources, so I'm OK with them deciding […]
Ohio governor contradicts Democrat narrative with damning revelation about bomb threat ‘hoaxes’ in Springfield

Ohio's Republican governor said Monday that reported bomb threats against various locations in the Ohio city of Springfield, which had been blamed on Republican rhetoric about the city's Haitian migrant crisis, were all “hoaxes.” “33 counts of intimidation, 33 counts of mischief,” Mike said. DeWine announced. “Let me be very clear: none of this was […]