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Ohio Democrats want Gov. Mike DeWine to work with Springfield officials to account for the economic consequences of claims made by Ohio Sen. JD Vance and former President Donald Trump about Haitian immigrants that lead to an increase in threats to the community.
Springfield schools and government buildings received dozens of bomb threats after Vance and Trump repeated claims without evidence on national television about Haitian immigrants eating dogs and cats.
Ohio House Minority Leader Allison Russo, D-Upper Arlington, Rep. Willis Blackshear, D-Dayton, and Rep. Adam Miller, D-Columbus signed a letter to DeWine thanking him for debunking the claims about Springfield and urging him to account for the "economic harm" the city faced.
"The spread of these fabrications led to state and local taxpayer resources being mobilized to address the tensions and the challenges that followed," the Democrats said in the letter. "It is concerning that Ohioans will have to bear the financial and social costs of addressing the disruptions caused by these baseless claims."
The Democrats said they believe the city, Clark County and Ohio suffered millions of dollars in economic damages due to Trump and Vance's comments.
The state troopers assigned to Springfield from Sept. 17 to Sept. 21 cost the state $54,670 in overtime pay and food, according to the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
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