Right now i am in washington for the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference while the Harris And Trump campaigns are fanned out over the Battleground States as the president ial campaign enters into its next phase after this weeks debate. Vice president harris running mate, governor Tim Walz is making the stop in Superior Wisconsin as we speak. Trumps vp pick, j. D. Vance, was in North Carolina earlier today. In the meantime in springfield, ohio, members of the haitian community are scheduled to hold an Emergency Meeting at this hour after their small town was thrust into the national spotlight. It was at the debate on Tuesday Night. While more than 67 Million americans tuned into the night, trump claimed without evidence that migrants were eating the towns cats and dogs, repeating races rumors amplified by his rightwing followers, including right Wing Influencer lower Laura Loomer who has been traveling the trump for days. As a result haitian parents are fearing their child
Will we reject the peddlers of Racism And Disinformation and hate and lies thats fueling and targeting innocent communities and innocent people, or will we hand the keys over to a group of people who would not wait a second to turn any community in America Into Another springfield, ohio, as long as it, in their minds, at least, advances their political agenda . So, heres the Back Story on all of this. A racist and bizarre Conspiracy Theory about haitian immigrants eating peoples dogs and cats who live in that City Spread in large part by neonazis, as Nbc News reports today, went from the darkest corners of the internet to the mouths of elected republicans like ted Cruz And Leapt to the national Debate Stage thanks to the unhinged rantings of the expresident. Today two Elementary Schools had to be evacuated and a Middle School was shut down as a result of Bomb Threats. The mayor of the town telling the Washington Post that the threats, quote, used hateful language towards immigrants and
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Brooklyn Historical Society a cultural hub for civic dialogue for over 150 years. The Washington Post right professor at Boston College and then with modern conservativism. And with that coalition of the h century. And then the prevalence of sexism and the quality for the civil war. And then they would be persuade persuaded. I am really excited to be here but first woman to share your questions for heather and in the q a box that as a whole the last about an hour. Now its my great pleasure to introduce Heather Cox Richardson author of six books of american politics and writer of the newsletters. Welcome heather. Im here. Trying to unmute myself also first of all thank you to brooklyn Historical Society but also to say im incredibly excited about this because the first time joann and i do her own thing to gather i asked her not only my but the talk about her new book as well but also how the past speaks to the current moment and whats going on in american politics today. We will talk ab
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