Trump Dodges Springfield Bomb Threat Question After Spreading Racist Lie: 'IDK' About It
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The former president claimed he hadn't a clue "what happened" in the Ohio community rocked by the threats.
Former President Donald Trump turned down an opportunity to denounce the bomb threats that have hit Springfield, Ohio just days after amplifying a racist lie involving Haitian immigrants in the community.
“I don’t know what happened with the bomb threats,” the GOP nominee told reporters in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday.
He continued, “I know that it’s been taken over by illegal migrants and that’s a terrible thing that happened. Springfield was this beautiful town and now they’re going through hell. It’s a sad thing. Not gonna happen with me, I can tell you right now.”
Trump notably entertained the false, debunked claim that immigrants were taking and eating peoples’ cats and dogs in the city during Tuesday’s debate.
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