To the Editor:
There really is no bottom to the far right’s xenophobia, but does a U.S. presidential candidate have to give a fake story air? Poor Donald was in disbelief that during the last debate, a lowly news reporter would have the gall to fact check Trump about an immigrant community in Springfield, Ohio, stealing and eating people’s pets. You don’t get to fact check Trump in real time! That’s not fair! Trump saw it on TV so it must be true!
Then his VP choice, J.D. Vance, echoes and amplifies the same discredited story on “Meet the Press,” saying in essence,…
September 25, 2024
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