JD Vance put out wildly mixed messages Monday in his continued attempt to defend unfounded rumors of Haitian immigrants stealing pets and eating them in Springfield, Ohio.
The Ohio senator, who is Republican Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate, attacked the media for actually investigating to disprove the claims and later complained that too few in the media investigate the truth.
Vance spewed the contradictory thoughts in the battleground state of North Carolina.
“I wish the American media was half as interested in the stress on the local schools, the stress on the hospitals and unaffordable housing as they are in debunking a story that comes from the residents of Springfield,” Vance told a rally.
He said constituents from Springfield who say “this thing’s going on” were afraid to give their names because the media will “descend” on them.
Then directly addressing reporters, he said: “Did you ever think about listening to people instead of harassing them? ……