GOP vice presidential hopeful J.D. Vance provided the Wall Street Journal with a police report in which a local resident claimed her pet might have been taken by her Haitian neighbors. A WSJ reporter visited the Springfield, OH, resident – identified as Anna Kilgore – last night, and she confirmed that her missing cat, Miss Sassy, who disappeared in late August, was actually found safe a few days later—hiding in her own basement.
Why we need professional journalists: @JDVance rep tells @wsj about Anna Kilgore, a Springfield OH woman whose cat went missing in August, so @Kris_Maher drives to her house. She found the cat in her basement and apologized to her Haitian neighbors. pic.twitter.com/FCrOrxkSFY
— John W. Miller (@jwmjournalist) September 18, 2024
Vance was reportedly told by Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck on September 9 that no evidence or reports existed to support the “cat eating” rumor. And yet, he kept spreading the false story. Earlier this week, Vance insisted on CNN that he had “firsthand accounts” of the incidents, adding provocatively, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention… then that’s what I’m going to do.”
JD Vance straight up admits to making up the eating cats and dogs hoax to get the media to talk about immigration.
“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.” pic.twitter.com/SMqmcEKLmu — Alejandra Caraballo (@Esqueer_) September 15, 2024
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