We keep saying there’s no bottom to Republican meanness, nonsense, and all-around nastiness, but every time they go deeper we still find ourselves stunned. (Although this latest round of malicious and mendacious malignancy did inspire me to achieve an exceptional altitude of alliteration.)
This time around it’s JD Vance, who is nowhere near Trump’s level of outrageousness but is clearly trying to catch up. (The Verge) JD Vance’s latest cat flub is bizarre misinformation about migrants eating them:
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance — a vocal proponent of conspiracy theories about immigrants “replacing” Americans — is now spreading misinformation about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, killing family pets and protected wildlife.
“Reports now show that people have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country,” Vance posted on X on Monday, echoing an unsubstantiated rumor that took off on right-wing social media over the weekend.
I can’t quite tell if Vance was the first Republican to broadcast this, but the man he wants most to impress, to emulate (and probably to push out of the way if they win) picked it up and ran with it as well: (NYT) Trump Campaign Amplifies False Claim About Haitian Migrants in Ohio.
Then Vance doubled down: (ABC) Vance magnifies false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Ohio
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