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OhMyThiccThighs on
I like to imagine that the voicemail he leaves him will be just as awkward as any other social event Vance has gone to.
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***EXCLUSIVE: From Rolling Stone’s Andrew Perez and Asawin Suebsaeng:***
*“The safety of our residents is a responsibility we take seriously, and it should not be politicized,” Springfield’s mayor wrote to Vance’s office.*
In the wake of Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance’s sustained attacks on immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and a series of violent threats on the community, the city’s Republican mayor rejected a call with Vance, the state’s junior senator, according to emails obtained by Rolling Stone.
For weeks, Vance and Trump have pushed baseless lies about the city’s Haitian immigrants, most of whom are in the United States legally. Trump claimed during his Sept. 10 presidential debate that immigrants are “eating the pets of the people that live there.” Vance posted on X claiming there are reports of locals having “their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country” — even after the city manager told his office the claims were completely false.
Pressed to admit there’s no evidence for his claims, Vance recently said, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.” At a rally on Sept. 17, when Vance was asked whether he should fact check claims made by his constituents before broadcasting them to the world, the senator suggested that’s only the media’s responsibility. (According to The Wall Street Journal, one Springfield resident who blamed her missing cat on her Haitian neighbors soon found her cat was alive and well, living in her basement.)
The same night, Springfield’s mayor, Rob Rue, emailed Vance’s office to decline a meeting with the senator and Republican vice presidential nominee, citing “the serious nature of the threats we are facing.”
“It is disheartening to see our vibrant community drawn into the national immigration debate, leading to disruptions in daily life and increased security concerns. Over the past week, schools and public offices have been closed due to threats,” Rue wrote to Vance’s state director, James Coyne, adding: “On a personal note, it is disappointing that, as an Ohio native and elected official, you would speak about our community without first reaching out to me or my team to better understand the situation.”
“Mr. Mayor, we have the Vice Presidential candidate on the phone for you…”
Mayor: No.
DeepShill on
Trump is going to lose the election and it won’t even be close.
ScoutsterReturns on
Good for the mayor, I bet that felt good.
the_buckman_bandit on
Nobody likes jd! Sad!
CharlesB43 on
I have a weird feeling that this isn’t the first time J.D Vance has had someone not want to talk to him.
Good on their mayor, he’s shown zero signs of remorse for his words and has doubled down with WE’RE JUST TELLING A STORYYYYYY IT’S UP TO THE MEDIA TO FIND OUT IF IT’S TRUUUUUUUUEEEEEE bullshit.
mikedmann on
Watch the Springfield city commission meetings.
Shiplord13 on
I would too. He knowingly spread lies about Haitians in his city and has done nothing about the MAGA bigots who have been terrorizing said city. He also hasn’t stopped doing it and has shown no remorse or regret for the problems it has caused. Vance is a ass who deserves to be ignored.
gentleman_bronco on
Questions JD Vance had lined up: how long have you been Mayor? Okay good.
deJuice_sc on
Okay
drhunny on
We dont negotiate with terrorists.
Etzell on
Well, yeah, the Mayor has more important things to do than answer hard-hitting questions like: “how long have you been mayor here” and “how long has Springfield been a town” from Candidate Couchfuck.
Ms_Rarity on
I wouldn’t take a call from JD Vance, either.
TopTransportation695 on
JD Vance on hold
How long?
10 minutes
Okay
No-Goal on
Fk J.D. Vance
Minx-Boo on
“Come on pickup. I’m just trying to gaslight you, that’s all.”
Bikin4Balance on
The article mentions that Vance decided that a private call with the mayor would also include “third parties” brought by Vance. I bet those “third parties” would have been paid actors pretending to be local “constituents”, whose identity Vance would say he was protecting, or perhaps NewsMax “reporters”…. or some similarly BS setup. That mayor was wise to decline a call with him.
motohaas on
Who wouldn’t?
Artistic-Cannibalism on
I would have taken the call just to tell him to go fuck himself, then I would hanging up.
francois_du_nord on
“Tell JD he can kiss my Hatian ass!”
dilithium on
good. JD was going to demand compliance with the lies backed up with threats. what else would make sense?
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I like to imagine that the voicemail he leaves him will be just as awkward as any other social event Vance has gone to.
***EXCLUSIVE: From Rolling Stone’s Andrew Perez and Asawin Suebsaeng:***
*“The safety of our residents is a responsibility we take seriously, and it should not be politicized,” Springfield’s mayor wrote to Vance’s office.*
In the wake of Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance’s sustained attacks on immigrants living in Springfield, Ohio, and a series of violent threats on the community, the city’s Republican mayor rejected a call with Vance, the state’s junior senator, according to emails obtained by Rolling Stone.
For weeks, Vance and Trump have pushed baseless lies about the city’s Haitian immigrants, most of whom are in the United States legally. Trump claimed during his Sept. 10 presidential debate that immigrants are “eating the pets of the people that live there.” Vance posted on X claiming there are reports of locals having “their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country” — even after the city manager told his office the claims were completely false.
Pressed to admit there’s no evidence for his claims, Vance recently said, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.” At a rally on Sept. 17, when Vance was asked whether he should fact check claims made by his constituents before broadcasting them to the world, the senator suggested that’s only the media’s responsibility. (According to The Wall Street Journal, one Springfield resident who blamed her missing cat on her Haitian neighbors soon found her cat was alive and well, living in her basement.)
The same night, Springfield’s mayor, Rob Rue, emailed Vance’s office to decline a meeting with the senator and Republican vice presidential nominee, citing “the serious nature of the threats we are facing.”
“It is disheartening to see our vibrant community drawn into the national immigration debate, leading to disruptions in daily life and increased security concerns. Over the past week, schools and public offices have been closed due to threats,” Rue wrote to Vance’s state director, James Coyne, adding: “On a personal note, it is disappointing that, as an Ohio native and elected official, you would speak about our community without first reaching out to me or my team to better understand the situation.”
Read more: [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jd-vance-trump-springfield-ohio-mayor-haitian-immigrants-1235113487/](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/jd-vance-trump-springfield-ohio-mayor-haitian-immigrants-1235113487/)
Wouldn’t that be satisfying?
“Mr. Mayor, we have the Vice Presidential candidate on the phone for you…”
Mayor: No.
Trump is going to lose the election and it won’t even be close.
Good for the mayor, I bet that felt good.
Nobody likes jd! Sad!
I have a weird feeling that this isn’t the first time J.D Vance has had someone not want to talk to him.
Good on their mayor, he’s shown zero signs of remorse for his words and has doubled down with WE’RE JUST TELLING A STORYYYYYY IT’S UP TO THE MEDIA TO FIND OUT IF IT’S TRUUUUUUUUEEEEEE bullshit.
Watch the Springfield city commission meetings.
I would too. He knowingly spread lies about Haitians in his city and has done nothing about the MAGA bigots who have been terrorizing said city. He also hasn’t stopped doing it and has shown no remorse or regret for the problems it has caused. Vance is a ass who deserves to be ignored.
Questions JD Vance had lined up: how long have you been Mayor? Okay good.
Okay
We dont negotiate with terrorists.
Well, yeah, the Mayor has more important things to do than answer hard-hitting questions like: “how long have you been mayor here” and “how long has Springfield been a town” from Candidate Couchfuck.
I wouldn’t take a call from JD Vance, either.
JD Vance on hold
How long?
10 minutes
Okay
Fk J.D. Vance
“Come on pickup. I’m just trying to gaslight you, that’s all.”
The article mentions that Vance decided that a private call with the mayor would also include “third parties” brought by Vance. I bet those “third parties” would have been paid actors pretending to be local “constituents”, whose identity Vance would say he was protecting, or perhaps NewsMax “reporters”…. or some similarly BS setup. That mayor was wise to decline a call with him.
Who wouldn’t?
I would have taken the call just to tell him to go fuck himself, then I would hanging up.
“Tell JD he can kiss my Hatian ass!”
good. JD was going to demand compliance with the lies backed up with threats. what else would make sense?