Tuesday, September 17, 2024
Astrid Lund - Betty MacDonald fan club organizer: "Donald Trump and his vice president J.D. Vance are liars who are causing great damage to the U.S. with their shameful behavior! How can you vote for these liars?"
Astrid Lund - Betty MacDonald fan club organizer: "Donald Trump and his vice president J.D. Vance are liars who are causing great damage to the U.S. with their shameful behavior! How can you vote for these liars?" -----------------------
Vorarlberg Online
Harris accuses Republicans of lying about migrants in Ohio
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The Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has sharply criticized the Republican opposition for their attacks on immigrants. Anyone who has a microphone in front of them should understand the meaning of their own words, said Harris. Previously, the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his vice president J.D. Vance had accused the migrants living in the city of Springfield in the US state of Ohio of eating the pets of their neighbors there.
The authorities there have been stressing for days that there is no evidence of such cases. Springfield has around 58,000 inhabitants, including many people from the Caribbean state of Haiti. The city is currently in a state of emergency. Since last week, dozens of bomb threats have been received at public buildings and schools, and the police have increased their presence. Several buildings, including elementary schools, had to be evacuated. According to CNN, the police were informed of the presence of the right-wing extremist "Proud Boys".
"It is disgraceful what is happening to these families and children in this community," Harris said at an event in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about the situation. There are serious threats against people who lead "good, productive lives." She accused Trump and Vance of spreading lies based on "age-old stereotypes." "This is nothing new," said the vice president, recalling, among other things, Trump's conspiracy theory that Barack Obama, the first black US president, was not born in the United States. Obama is from the US state of Hawaii.
"You cannot trust someone to stand behind the seal of the President of the United States of America who engages in this hateful rhetoric that is designed to divide us as a country," Harris said. On November 5, she and Trump will face off in the presidential election - polls predict a close race.