Donald Trump’s running mate JD Vance came to the Republican nominee’s rescue during a CNN interview Wednesday after he mentioned illegal immigrants were “eating the dogs and cats” of Springfield, Ohio, residents at the presidential debate Tuesday night.
“Well, first of all, city officials didn’t say it wasn’t true. They said they didn’t have all the evidence,” Vance began, before being corrected by the CNN reporter interviewing him:
“They said they had no evidence,” Collins said.
However, the interviewee continued his explanations to defend the controversial remarks of the former president.
“We have heard from several citizens on the ground, both direct and indirect testimonies, that these things are happening,” he insisted.
This did not prevent the journalist from questioning what the Republican running mate was saying.
Screenshot of JD Vance’s CNN interview
“If someone calls your office and says they saw Bigfoot, that doesn’t mean they saw Bigfoot,” she said. “You have a responsibility as a campaign partner, and he certainly has a responsibility as a candidate, not to promote false information, right?”
“That’s a fair point, but nobody calls my office saying they’ve seen Bigfoot,” Vance said. “The reason they call is because they see migrants kidnapping our dogs and cats and city officials aren’t doing anything about it.”
