Can you believe it . Rachel maddow on bravo. Never thought i would see the day. For all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. Ill see you at The End of tomorrow. Today started with bomb shell news. Last monday, Jd Vances Team contacted officials in Springfield Ohio to Fact Check claims on haitian immigrants eating pets. Springfield City Manager told vances people pointblank there was no verifyable evidence of immigrants eating pets. The claims were baseless, but still, Jd Vance repeated them online. And the next day, trump used one of the biggest platforms in the world, an american president ial debate, to push the claims again. Claims the campaign knew were lies. The new reporting from the Wall Street Journal should be devastating to the trump campaign. But the stunning thing is they probably wont care. Because trump and Vances Invocation of springfield was never about the truth to begin with. Springfield is less important to them as an
Springfield in 34 states in this country so springfield really could be just about anywhere active participation is a good pasz of citizenship dont you kids realize the habits you form at home is the one youre going to take with you into your Community Life you might also know springfield from the 1965 Sitcom Father knows best. Its any town usa, the conservative Eisenhower Ideal of an american town with white Picket Fence and white nuclear families with 2. 5 children this is the springfield that matters to Trump And J. D. Vance. A symbol that has nothing to do with the reality of springfield, the actual story of springfield, ohio, is that it sprang into existence because of funding from the federal government and the building of the nations first highway. It was first settled by irish immigrants in the 1800s, then german immigrants, then Black Americans heading north because of the great migration. The real story of springfield, ohio, is a story of immigration and integration. But dona
President has laid out. And therefor, we should use all the tools tools that are at our disposal. So i m going to look at it. That is all in on this wednesday night. Good evening alex. Thank you my friend as always. Great show. Today started with what should have been bomb shell news. From the wall street journal. Last monday, jd vance s team contacted officials in springfield, ohio to fact check claims about haitian immigrants eating pets. The springfield city manager told vance s people pointblank there was no verifiable evidence or reports about immigrants eating pets. The city manager told vance s team that the claims were baseless. But still, j. D. Vance repeated them online. And the next day, trump used one of the biggest platforms in the world an american presidential debate to push those claims again. Claims his campaign knew were lies. This new reporting from the wall street journal should be devastating to the trump campaign. But the stunning thing is they probably won t care