Originally posted by: jstewa22
David, everything I've seen suggests that this is completely fabricated and unsubstantiated. I think the more important question is about the consequences of a President who takes such things at face value and acts accordingly. Or perhaps even creates the unsubstantiated rumors himself (like the Poles attacking a radio station near the border).
If you saw my post you cannot claim "everything I've seen suggests that this is completely fabricated and unsubstantiated". President Trump may have been mislead - and I don't know what your "and acts acccordingly" remark means. As far as Springfield, Ohio goes (the site of the claim of pets being killed and eaten) - the real issue is the effect of the influx of some 15,000 Haitians in a city of 59,000 people. Here is an article depicting the concerns/problems that have been and are currently occuring in Springfield. - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The governor of Ohio will send law enforcement and millions of dollars in healthcare resources to the city of Springfield as it faces a surge in temporary Haitian migrants that has landed it in the national spotlight. Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday he doesn’t oppose the Temporary Protected Status program under which some 15,000 Haitians have arrived in the city of about 59,000 people since 2020, but said the federal government must do more to help impacted communities. -Thousands of temporary Haitian migrants have landed in the city in recent years, as longstanding unrest in their home country has given way to violent gangs ruling the streets. - Ohio has already provided additional resources to Springfield to help with education and training for drivers, to pay for more vaccines and health screenings in schools, and to enhance translation services, explained DeWine. But he’s taking additional action. “These dramatic surges impact every citizen of the community, every citizen,” he said, noting additional influxes are occurring in Findlay and Lima, Ohio. “Moms who have to wait hours in a waiting room with a sick child, everyone who drives on the streets, and it affects children who go to school in more crowded classrooms.” - Ohio has already provided additional resources to Springfield to help with education and training for drivers, to pay for more vaccines and health screenings in schools, and to enhance translation services, explained DeWine. But he’s taking additional action. “These dramatic surges impact every citizen of the community, every citizen,” he said, noting additional influxes are occurring in Findlay and Lima, Ohio. “Moms who have to wait hours in a waiting room with a sick child, everyone who drives on the streets, and it affects children who go to school in more crowded classrooms.”