When asked about Haitian immigrants in Ohio, Republican Minnesota House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Sunday that corporate media is trying to “distract” from voters' top concerns. After criticizing the media, he clashed with ABC News host Martha Raddatz.
The spotlight on Springfield, Ohio, increased after Trump expressed concern about local residents' pets being allegedly eaten during the first presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Appearing on ABC's “This Week,” Emmer said that during a debate with Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vance said claims that Haitian immigrants eat pets are “not true” and that “the final He refuted Mr. Raddatz, questioning whether it should be “obviously clear.'' on tuesday.
“It's very distracting,” Emmer said. “People in the mainstream media like to put up these shiny objects to distract people from what they see on a daily basis. The economy isn't working well for everyone, and borders are wide open. It's open.”
“Congressman, Mr. Vance and Mr. Trump have been talking about this. Vance and Trump have talked about this. They brought it up,” Raddatz jumped in.
Emmer then tried to say that the host needed to “focus on the issue” and there was a scene where the two had a discussion. Republican representatives continued to insist that a second Trump administration would not only help the economy but also secure the border, and questioned why Harris hasn't faced backlash for her policies. (Related: Ohio lawmaker pleads with Biden-Harris administration for emergency funding for Springfield amid immigration crisis)
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“I think we need to focus on the problem, and the problem is very clear. The economy works under Donald Trump, it doesn't work under Kamala Harris. The border is closed under Donald Trump. , crime is under control, the border is wide open, and Kamala Harris is coming into Minnesota to bail out rioters and people who attack police officers,'' Emmer said.
“The list goes on and on, though. There's going to be a very clear contrast between what J.D. Vance and Donald Trump's agenda is and what Kamala Harris is talking about,” Emmer continued. “I don't know why people don't ask her about her price controls. I mean, she's been left-leaning all along.”
The small Ohio town has been struggling in the past year with an influx of about 20,000 Haitian immigrants, an increase in traffic accidents and soaring housing prices. While city officials and Republican Gov. Mike DeWine have denied allegations that immigrants are eating pets, some local residents are pushing back.
phone call from the police obtained According to The Federalist, a Springfield, Ohio, resident called authorities on August 26 to report a group of Haitian immigrants walking through town with four geese.
“I'm sitting here, running down the trail, and I'm going to my job orientation today, and I saw a group of Haitians, about four of them, and they all had geese. “By hand,'' the resident said.
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