'Huge problem': Fox News admits Trump 'unleashed' bomb threats with pet-eating rumors
David Edwards
September 15, 2024
Fox News/screen grab
Fox News host Howard Kurtz and Fox Business host Liz Claman said Republican candidates Donald Trump and J.D. Vance created a "huge problem" after false claims about Haitians eating pets led to bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio.
On Sunday, Kurtz noted that the claims of pets being eaten had been debunked.
"But now, and now we switch to geese, but there was one guy, a Haitian, who's not a Haitian, excuse me, who was helping two injured geese, and that was portrayed," the host told Claman. "So given that local officials, the city manager, the Ohio governor was a Republican, say there's nothing to this, is this a problem?"
"It's a huge problem, and here's why," Claman said. "It has unleashed something really upsetting on Springfield. There have been bomb threats where elementary schools and hospitals, two hospitals yesterday, had to be on lockdown."
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"It really took, Howie, the local media, the Columbus Dispatch, which is, by the way, right-leaning," she continued. "They dispelled the whole geese issue, and by the way, the first line in their article on the web was, it is legal to shoot and hunt Canada geese."
"But this is a very serious situation and you know you've got a lot of people looking at it now."
Kurtz ended the segment by noting, "The cats and dogs at least are safe."
Watch the video below from Fox News or at the link.
David Edwards
September 15, 2024
Fox News/screen grab
Fox News host Howard Kurtz and Fox Business host Liz Claman said Republican candidates Donald Trump and J.D. Vance created a "huge problem" after false claims about Haitians eating pets led to bomb threats in Springfield, Ohio.
On Sunday, Kurtz noted that the claims of pets being eaten had been debunked.
"But now, and now we switch to geese, but there was one guy, a Haitian, who's not a Haitian, excuse me, who was helping two injured geese, and that was portrayed," the host told Claman. "So given that local officials, the city manager, the Ohio governor was a Republican, say there's nothing to this, is this a problem?"
"It's a huge problem, and here's why," Claman said. "It has unleashed something really upsetting on Springfield. There have been bomb threats where elementary schools and hospitals, two hospitals yesterday, had to be on lockdown."
ALSO READ: 'Utterly stupid': Top far-right figures throw cold water on conspiracy about cats and dogs
"It really took, Howie, the local media, the Columbus Dispatch, which is, by the way, right-leaning," she continued. "They dispelled the whole geese issue, and by the way, the first line in their article on the web was, it is legal to shoot and hunt Canada geese."
"But this is a very serious situation and you know you've got a lot of people looking at it now."
Kurtz ended the segment by noting, "The cats and dogs at least are safe."
Watch the video below from Fox News or at the link.
'That was bonkers': Dem Shapiro pounces on 'pathetic' J.D. Vance's CNN meltdown
Tom Boggioni
September 15, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) - (CNN screenshot)
Moments after Republican Party Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance concluded a contentious interview with CNN "State of the Union": host Dana Bash, Gov. Josh Shapiro made an appearance and was momentarily speechless at what he had just witnessed.
During the long interview mostly centering on his attacks on Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio with the CNN host, Donald Trump's running mate talked over her, called a question about a bomb threat in Springfield "disgusting," and at one point told her she needed "to shut up."
Given a chance to respond to the Vance interview, Shapiro paused and then offered, "I mean, Dana, that was bonkers."
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"Listen, the [Republican] governor of Ohio, the mayor of that town in Ohio, have said this is all made up. These are all lies, there's no truth to it," he continued. "And the United States senator from Ohio just came on your show and blamed his own constituents for his own lies? This guy is so pathetic."
"But the thing is, it is dangerous," he continued. "There is a causal connection between the BS that J.D Vance and Donald Trump spew and the safety and security of the American people. When they go out and they lie about this stuff they put their fellow Americans at risk."
"J.D. Vance should be ashamed of himself, he knows better," he added. "I mean, this guy, whether he's on your show or he's in some sports bar where I mean, by the way, a total pick me in that sports bar the other day. he just doesn't understand the power of his words, the power of his lies, and those lies are putting and people at risk."
"This is dangerous stuff," he told the host. "I know it started because they wanted to just distract the American people from their failed policies and they're chaos. But this has now taken on a life of its own because of what they incited and people's lives are at risk because of J.D. Vance. This guy should know better, it's shameful what he did."
Watch below or at the link.
Tom Boggioni
September 15, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) - (CNN screenshot)
Moments after Republican Party Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance concluded a contentious interview with CNN "State of the Union": host Dana Bash, Gov. Josh Shapiro made an appearance and was momentarily speechless at what he had just witnessed.
During the long interview mostly centering on his attacks on Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio with the CNN host, Donald Trump's running mate talked over her, called a question about a bomb threat in Springfield "disgusting," and at one point told her she needed "to shut up."
Given a chance to respond to the Vance interview, Shapiro paused and then offered, "I mean, Dana, that was bonkers."
ALSO READ: 'I want Vance to apologize': We went to Springfield and found community hurt — and divided
"Listen, the [Republican] governor of Ohio, the mayor of that town in Ohio, have said this is all made up. These are all lies, there's no truth to it," he continued. "And the United States senator from Ohio just came on your show and blamed his own constituents for his own lies? This guy is so pathetic."
"But the thing is, it is dangerous," he continued. "There is a causal connection between the BS that J.D Vance and Donald Trump spew and the safety and security of the American people. When they go out and they lie about this stuff they put their fellow Americans at risk."
"J.D. Vance should be ashamed of himself, he knows better," he added. "I mean, this guy, whether he's on your show or he's in some sports bar where I mean, by the way, a total pick me in that sports bar the other day. he just doesn't understand the power of his words, the power of his lies, and those lies are putting and people at risk."
"This is dangerous stuff," he told the host. "I know it started because they wanted to just distract the American people from their failed policies and they're chaos. But this has now taken on a life of its own because of what they incited and people's lives are at risk because of J.D. Vance. This guy should know better, it's shameful what he did."
Watch below or at the link.
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