The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has confirmed a Wall Street Journal report that the Trump campaign echoed false claims about Haitian immigrants since the September presidential debate – despite the city informing a campaign staffer the day before the rumors were “baseless.

Sen. JD Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, circulated a baseless rumor on social media that the residents of Springfield, Ohio, “have had their pets abducted and eaten by” immigrants. Now,

Republican Gov. Mike DeWine says GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, J.D. Vance, have “falsely portrayed” the impact Haitian immigrants have had on the place where he was born: Springfield,