Throughout a 16-minute interview on CNN, anchor Dana Bash confronted Senator Vance on perpetuating the extensively discredited rumor about native cats and canine being eaten by Haitian immigrants.
Bash requested: “Earlier than Donald Trump talked about consuming canine and cats on a debate stage, it was you, Senator, who first elevated this baseless rumor. These are your constituents. So why are you placing them in danger by persevering with to unfold claims about Haitian immigrants, regardless of officers in your state saying that there is no proof and pleading so that you can cease?”
Vance tried to defend the declare: “My constituents have introduced roughly a dozen separate considerations to me, ten of them are verifiable and confirmable.”
“The American media completely ignored these items till Donald Trump and I began speaking about cat memes”, Vance continued. “If I’ve to create tales in order that the American media truly pays consideration to the struggling of the American individuals, then that is what I will do, Dana, since you guys are utterly letting Kamala Harris coast.”