The moderators of last night’s presidential debate between Mr. Trump and Kamala Harris promptly fact-checked the assertions.
In their first head-to-head match, the presidential candidate remarked, “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They are consuming… they are consuming the locals’ pets.
Following up with a statement that they had contacted the city manager, who refuted the allegations, ABC’s debate moderator David Muir asked Mr. Trump, “I’ve seen individuals on television..
I’ve seen individuals on TV. He may have said it since it’s common for individuals to say things like “my dog was taken and used for food” on television, which makes sense for a city manager to say.”
When it was her turn, Ms. Harris answered, “Talk about extreme,” while grinning and remarking, “This is unbelievable.”
JD Vance concurs with Trump’s remarks
JD Vance, Mr. Trump’s running mate, defended the Republican presidential candidate’s remarks following the debate, saying: “No one has spread false claims.” Vance had already tweeted about the allegations on Monday.
