{"id":2339678,"date":"2024-09-11T11:27:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T15:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-stresses-need-for-journalists-to-investigate-migrants-eating-pets-story-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-11T11:31:51","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T15:31:51","slug":"jd-vance-stresses-need-for-journalists-to-investigate-migrants-eating-pets-story-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-stresses-need-for-journalists-to-investigate-migrants-eating-pets-story-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance stresses need for journalists to investigate migrants eating pets story &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjd-vance-stresses-need-for-journalists-to-investigate-migrants-eating-pets-story-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2339678&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator \u2064J.D. Vance (R-OH) emphasized the importance of investigating claims made \u2063by residents of Springfield, Ohio, that Haitian \u2064migrants are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-allies-peddle-unverified-rumors-of-immigrants-abusing-animals-to-attack-harris-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump allies peddle unverified rumors of immigrants abusing animals to attack Harris - Washington Examiner\">killing pets<\/a> \u200bin the area. He \u2063argued that journalists have a duty to report on these allegations, highlighting the significant demographic changes in \u200dSpringfield\u200d due to the\u2062 arrival of 20,000\u2064 migrants. Former President Donald Trump \u200balso addressed these claims \u200bduring\u2064 a recent debate, despite \u200dlocal officials denying the reports. \u2063Vance suggested that the media&#8217;s lack of attention to the \u200bissues faced by the community has only \u200cbeen heightened by \u2063the sensational nature of the claims,\u200c stating \u200cthat they are indicative of broader problems stemming from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-flees-podium-without-answering-questions-after-delivering-remarks-in-delaware-video\/\" title=\"Biden Flees Podium without Answering Questions After Delivering Remarks in Delaware (VIDEO)\">immigration policies<\/a>. He acknowledged that while some \u2063rumors may be unfounded, the concerns \u2063of residents regarding safety and \u2062community\u2064 disruption\u2063 should be taken seriously.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">JD Vance stresses need for journalists to investigate migrants eating pets story<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1731659\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>J.D. Vance<\/a> (R-OH) argued the claims by Springfield, Ohio residents that Haitian migrants are eating their pets need to be properly investigated, as it is &ldquo;important&rdquo; to listen to local residents.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Former President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3149769\/trump-claims-migrants-eating-pets-ohio-city-denial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>addressed the claims<\/a> that Haitian migrants have been killing household pets in Springfield, Ohio, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3148778\/top-10-takeaways-harris-trump-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>during Tuesday night&rsquo;s debate<\/a>, prompting the debate moderators to push back and claim the city manager of Springfield had denied the reports. Despite this, Vance, Trump&rsquo;s 2024 running mate, stated that journalists and the press have a duty to pursue these claims, as Springfield had been &ldquo;ravaged&rdquo; by 20,000 migrants who had moved in.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is what Kamala Harris&rsquo;s border policies have done,&rdquo; Vance said to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CNN\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>CNN<\/a> host Kaitlan Collins following the debate. &ldquo;And I think it&lsquo;s interesting, Kaitlan, that the media didn&lsquo;t care about the carnage wrought by these policies until we turned it into a meme about cats, and that speaks to the media&lsquo;s failure to care about what&lsquo;s going on in these communities. If we have to meme about it to get the media to care, we&lsquo;re going to keep on doing it because the media should care about what&lsquo;s going on.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2590006&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=70bd6cbd807feec41b9e35e70e2efc4f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Collins then pushed back and asked if Vance and Trump have a responsibility to not promote false information, prompting Vance to reiterate his desire to &ldquo;take people seriously&rdquo; when they describe how the &ldquo;migrant crisis&rdquo; has impacted their lives.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And again, if every single thing that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/media\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>media<\/a> says about this story is false, the verifiable facts are that this community has had their lives destroyed by 20,000 migrants coming in and uprooting life,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>On X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Ohio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ohio<\/a> senator stated his office had received many calls from Springfield residents claiming their pets or local wildlife had been abducted by Haitian migrants. Vance wrote that it is &ldquo;possible&rdquo; these statements are false, but pointed to what is &ldquo;confirmed&rdquo; about the impacts of the migrants, including a child who was &ldquo;murdered by a Haitian migrant who had no right to be here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In the last several weeks, my office has received many inquiries from actual residents of Springfield who&#8217;ve said their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nurse-arrested-on-three-felony-counts-after-horrific-deaths-victims-foamed-at-the-mouth\/\" title=\"Nurse arrested for three felonies after tragic deaths, victims experienced foaming at mouth\">neighbors&#8217; pets<\/a> or local wildlife were abducted by Haitian migrants. It&#8217;s possible, of course, that all of these rumors will turn out to be false. <\/p>\n<p>Do you know&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1833505359513661762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Billionaire and X owner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elon Musk<\/a> has also shared video of a person sharing his concerns on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-admits-child-migration-crisis-overwhelming-biden-admin-refuses-to-confirm-numbers\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Admits Child Migration Crisis Overwhelming Biden Admin, Refuses To Confirm Numbers\">migrant influx<\/a> impacting Springfield, which Vance shared and called &ldquo;extraordinary testimonial of how illegal immigration&rdquo; impacts the lives of United States residents.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This an extraordinary testimonial of how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-mark-morgan-white-house-and-democrats-are-trying-to-pass-through-a-mass-amnesty-as-part-of-infrastructure\/\" title=\"Exclusive \u2014 Mark Morgan: &#039;White House and Democrats Are Trying to Pass Through a Mass Amnesty as Part of Infrastructure&#039;\">illegal immigration affects<\/a> the lives of American citizens. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9KkwZIcVEU\">https:\/\/t.co\/9KkwZIcVEU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JDVance\/status\/1833493112666177545?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Gov. Mike DeWine (R-OH) announced <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/OHIOGOVERNOR\/bulletins\/3b4dc1b?reqfrom=share\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>new state support for Springfield on Tuesday<\/a> to properly address the migrant influx, including directing the Ohio State Highway Patrol to support the city&rsquo;s police department and providing funding to teach the Haitians the English language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1731659\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1731659\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) emphasized the necessity for journalists to thoroughly investigate allegations from Springfield, Ohio residents that Haitian migrants are consuming their pets, asserting that it is crucial to heed the concerns of local citizens. During a recent debate, former President Donald Trump brought up these claims regarding Haitian migrants allegedly killing pets in Springfield, which led moderators to counter by stating that the city manager had refuted such reports. Nevertheless, Vance\u2014who is Trump&#8217;s running mate for 2024\u2014maintained that it is the responsibility of the media to look into these assertions, especially given that Springfield has been significantly affected by an influx of 20,000 migrants. In an interview with CNN&#8217;s Kaitlan Collins after the debate, Vance remarked on how Kamala Harris&#8217;s border policies have contributed to this situation and criticized the media for only paying attention when it became a meme about cats. He expressed frustration over what he sees as a lack of concern from journalists regarding community issues unless they are sensationalized.<\/p>\n<p>Collins challenged Vance on whether he and Trump should avoid spreading misinformation; in response, Vance reiterated his commitment to taking residents&#8217; experiences seriously concerning how the &#8220;migrant crisis&#8221; has altered their lives. He pointed out that even if every claim made by the media about this issue were false, there are undeniable facts indicating significant disruption caused by 20,000 migrants entering their community.<\/p>\n<p>On social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Vance mentioned receiving numerous calls from Springfield locals alleging that their pets or wildlife had been taken by Haitian migrants. While acknowledging it&#8217;s possible these rumors could be untrue, he highlighted confirmed incidents related to migrant impacts\u2014including a child reportedly murdered by an undocumented Haitian migrant.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, billionaire Elon Musk shared footage featuring someone expressing concerns about how migration affects Springfield; Vance endorsed this as compelling evidence of illegal immigration&#8217;s effects on American lives.<\/p>\n<p>In response to these challenges posed by migration in Springfield, Governor Mike DeWine (R-OH) announced new state initiatives aimed at addressing local needs\u2014including deploying Ohio State Highway Patrol support for city police and funding English language education for Haitians residing there<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2339679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vance-after-the-debate-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[39454,32082,5157,5371,40637],"class_list":["post-2339678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-animal-welfare","tag-jd-vance","tag-journalism","tag-migrants","tag-news-investigation"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Vance-after-the-debate-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2339678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2339678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2339679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2339678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2339678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2339678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}