Vance Shrugs At Threats Against His Own Constituents, Feigns Outrage Over Suggestion That He Incited Them

Newsweek reports:

In a Sunday morning interview on CNN’s State of the Union, Ohio Senator JD Vance, Donald Trump’s vice-presidential pick, was confronted about putting his constituents “at risk” due to his claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets. In a contentious, 17-minute interview on the topic, host Dana Bash pressed Vance about those claims, along with Trump’s mention about the conspiracy theory on the debate state with Democratic nominee Kamala Harris last week.

On Sunday, Bash noted on several occasions that she wasn’t, personally, accusing Vance of putting Haitian immigrants “at risk.” However, she said she was quoting the city’s mayor, Rob Rue. At one point, Vance called what Bash said “disgusting” regarding his claims that she was accusing him of putting the community at risk and inciting violence. He also reiterated to Bash that he had heard about the concerns about Haitian immigrants “firsthand” from his Ohio constituents.

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wow — Dana Bash with a brutal fact-check of JD Vance after Vance smears *legal* Haitian immigrants in Springfield with debunked claims. Vance responds by calling what she said “disgusting” as Bash looks shocked at him making it personal. pic.twitter.com/gbjDRjS2nF

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 15, 2024

Vance claims he and Trump have to “create stories” about migrants eating cats and dogs “so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people.”

There is then some awkward dead air as Bash tries to highlight the absurdity of what he just said pic.twitter.com/IN26ZGYsvE

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 15, 2024

JD Vance downplays bomb threats against his own constituents: “We can condemn the violence on the one hand but also talk about the terrible consequences of Kamala Harris’s open border on the other hand.” pic.twitter.com/cazcloiVBZ

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 15, 2024

Vance admits he hasn’t actually been to Springfield to investigate the libels he’s pushing against the Haitian-American community. He then gets mad at Bash for not letting him speak without interruption. (Look at how dead his eyes are.) pic.twitter.com/7TNkazE3k2

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) September 15, 2024