In a recent heated exchange on CNN, Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance found himself in a verbal tussle with Dana Bash, a CNN correspondent.
The contentious debate revolved around Vance's allegations concerning Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, which Bash suggested were causing undue harm to the community.
According to One America News, Bash accused Vance, who also serves as the Senator of Ohio, of endangering his constituents through his claims about the Haitian immigrants. She challenged him, saying, "Instead of saying things that are wrong and actually causing the hospitals, the schools, the government buildings to be evacuated because of bomb threats, because of the cats and dogs thing, why not actually be constructive in helping to better integrate them into the community, because [there are] a lot of employers there who say that the Haitian workers are helping fill jobs that they need desperately filled?
Vance, however, was quick to defend his stance. He responded, Dana, first of all, let me just respond to a couple of things that you said, but I wanna start with something you said, which I think is frankly disgusting and is more appropriate for a Democratic propagandist than it is for an American journalist. There is nothing that I have said that has led to threats against these hospitals. These hospitals, the bomb threats, and so forth, its disgusting. The violence is disgusting. We condemn it. We condemn all violence.
The debate came on the heels of a bomb threat that led to the closure of Springfield's city hall, an incident that is currently under investigation. The city has seen a significant influx of Haitian immigrants, with city officials estimating that between 15,000 to 20,000 have settled in the town, which had a population of just under 60,000 in 2020.
Vance continued to express his dissatisfaction with the current administration's policies, particularly those of Kamala Harris. He stated, What we have said is that this town has suffered terribly under the policies of Kamala Harris. Now you just [accused] me of inciting violence against the community when all that Ive done is surface the complaints of my constituents, people who are suffering because of Kamala Harriss policies. Are we not allowed to talk about these problems because some psychopaths are threatening violence?
The Republican senator further criticized Harris's policies, saying, We can condemn the violence on the one hand but also talk about the terrible consequences of Kamala Harris open border on the other hand. He also took issue with Bash's interviewing style, accusing her of interrupting him while offering a more lenient interview to Harris and Walz.
Dana, would you like to ask me questions and then let me answer them? Or would you like to debate me on these topics? I noticed that when you had Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, you gave them multiple choice answers to the questions that you asked and you allowed them to answer the questions. I am happy to be here to talk about policy, but if youre going to interrupt me every single time that I open my mouth, then why am I even doing this? Vance stated.
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