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© Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.Father of slain Ohio boy asks Trump not to invoke his son in immigration debate
By PATRICK AFTOORA ORSAGOS, MIKE CATALINI and JULIE CARR SMYTH SPRINGFIELD, Ohio©2024 GPlusMedia Inc.
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lincolnman
The idiocy, lack of compassion, and overt racism of MAGA-world on full display...
First they are conned by a Facebook post, then they raise it to national level with Fake Hillbilly and Couch Creep JD Vance making it part of his stump speech...and then Trump goes unhinged and rants about it during the debate...
I say keep it up - it shows all Americans what absolute morons they all are - but at least have the decency to respect this family's wishes and keep this victim out of it...
But if it's one thing we know about MAGA-world, they have no concept of decency...
wallace
Good on the father disallowing the death of his son being turned into political fodder.
theFu
Trump will ignore it. A sympathetic human wouldn't need to be told NOT to do what Trump has been doing.
Nearly all Haitians are in America legally as was this man. He followed the immigration rules.
Legal immigrants are welcome and work very hard. This was an accident that appears to have been caused by the sun being in his eyes on a 2-lane road. Accidents happen every day. People are injured and killed every day. Being an immigrant isn't the cause here either.
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/minivan-driver-in-fatal-school-bus-crash-testifies-in-his-defense/IZPQNLTYVBEHXCFKP67ZWDCQ7M/ has more details about the man, his ID, DL, and status. Being in jail will cause a huge hardship for his family (2 kids and wife). That's obvious. But it won't bring back the killed child or remove the memories of all the other kids on the bus from this terrible accident. Seems like a fair sentence for what happened.
bass4funk
No parent should allow that.
bass4funk
Tell that to the Dems as well.
You speak for the entire community??
We know that, no one is disputing that, but you just said the key word, LEGAL!
If they are legal, it wont be an issue, if illegal it will be a huge issue.
I disagree
bass4funk
The Left has not room to talk on this issue
Just going by the police report. Kamala had to nerve to ramble on that the border is not an issue essentially
I agree, let the country see Kamala for the empty pantsuit she really is
Nor the left
TokyoLiving
Hate, racism and exclusion, that is the Trump government plan.
plasticmonkey
The man is question was in the U.S. LEGALLY.
And to JD Vance, the shameless schmuck who said:
The Haitian migrant DID have a right to be here. He was residing legally in the U.S. But don’t let facts get in the way of your political ambitions.
bass4funk
Good
And to JD Vance, the shameless schmuck who said:
And?
Well, the Dems need to practice what they preach and shut their mouths as well. They have no room to talk.
plasticmonkey
I guess you’re fine with spreading false rumors about an entire ethnic group. Haitians in the U.S. legally are now having to face harassment to the point of some kids not wanting to go to school. Good job JD. Good job Laura Loomer.
bass4funk
https://youtu.be/xah-d0b4RKg?si=RckWCpBjJBY9L7if
Liberal hypocrisy as usual.
plasticmonkey
Parents of crime victims have what exactly to do with smearing an entire ethnic group? We're not talking about illegal immigrants here.
Simple yes or no: Do you think it's right to spread an unfounded rumor about Haitians, who are in Ohio legally?
Norm
Using victims of crimes to score political points is both egregious and heartless.
Not naïve at all. Expect it.
bass4funk
We are talking about about compassion and the exploitation of a deceased one are we not? If that is the case then it is the same thing.
Do you think it’s right for politicians to use and exploit dead children to drive a political agenda and pass bills?
Yes, because I call out hypocrisy, so I will answer your question gladly, but I want to know based on the hearings from yesterday do you think it’s appropriate for liberals to exploit these parents’s grief yes or no?
https://x.com/collinrugg/status/1833570258793202117?s=46&t=YGWP_lcRZjddiWlx4QxURQ
lincolnman
Usual far-right cop-out and dodge...
The Springfield Police Chief said they received no credible complaints of animal thefts...
"The Springfield Police Division corroborated the city’s account, telling the Springfield News-Sun that officers had not received any local reports of pets being stolen or eaten. Investigators said the viral story originated in a Springfield Facebook group, "
https://www.kron4.com/news/national/police-no-local-reports-of-pets-being-eaten-in-springfield-ohio-despite-online-claims/
More sexist rhetoric - a key "tell" they know they're losing...
Cop out and dodge No. 2...
MAGA-world is spiraling down and down...
plasticmonkey
Exploitation is always wrong. If parents want to join with legislators to use their stories to draw public attention to real problems that affect the public, that is not exploitation.
Looking at that video I didn't see any "liberal" exploitation of parents' grief. The anger from the mother was in reaction to an accusation that MAGA were exploiting these parents' grief to demonize immigrants and to exaggerate the "crisis" of migrant crime. Migrant crime is not a crisis. Just look at the statistics. Ultimately Gym Jordan wants to score points with his Lord 'n' Savior Donald J. Trump, and to make it an issue for him to run on.
plasticmonkey
I really don't doubt that MAGA is going to get weirder and weirder.
Here's the latest claim from Trump's latest Svengali, Laura Loomer:
“Haitian immigrants aren’t just eating cats and dogs. They eat HUMANS.”
What think ye, MAGA friends?
dagon
I had a sinking feeling when the whole Haitians eating cats and dogs talk started to blow up.
There is no precedence in Haitian culture for that but the Haitian Zuvembie is where we get 'zombie' from.
Perfect fodder for the MAGA Q masses and look at Loomer leading the way.
lincolnman
The MAGA-civil war just went on steroids…
"Laura Loomer has existed on the periphery of the MAGA extended universe for years, but has recently been spotted more frequently with the former president. On Tuesday, she was seen leaving Trump’s private jet when it landed for the debate in Philadelphia.
Sen. Lindsey Graham on Thursday became the latest Republican to denounce Laura Loomer, the far-right influencer seen traveling with former President Donald Trump in recent weeks. Graham, the longtime South Carolina Republican, has both clashed with and aligned himself with the former president in the past. On Thursday, he urged the president to abandon Loomer, who he called “toxic.”
The most recent rift between Loomer and more mainstream Republican figures began when Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Trump stalwart originally elected in 2020, called out a days-old post from Loomer, where she criticized Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris with ethnic stereotypes. Greene, who in the past has been criticized for racist and xenophobic statements, called Loomer’s remarks “appalling and extremely racist.”
When MTG says you are "too far out there", you gotta be WAY out there...
MAGA-world is self-combusting...