Libs Thought Trump Imploded With This Line in 2024. It Ended Up Helping Him.

Matt Vespa | May 12, 2025 12:15 AM

I’m sure a lot of Democratic Party voters, members of Congress, their political operative class, and, of course, the media thought this was an election-killing answer. It wasn’t. It was absolute cinema, leading to one of the catchiest songs for the 2024 election cycle.

Then-Vice President Kamala Harris seemed to be elated that Donald Trump brought up the chaos in Springfield, Ohio, where there were numerous reports of Haitian migrants chopping up and eating people’s dogs and cats. It led to a flurry of media outrage. No one cared.

🚨TRUMP: "IN SPRINGFIELD THEY'RE EATING THE DOGS. THE PEOPLE ARE EATING THE CATS. THEY'RE EATING THE PETS OF THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR COUNTRY."
😂😂😂 pic.twitter.com/hoEZ8yrGyh
— Autism Capital 🧩 (@AutismCapital) September 11, 2024

Ultimately, it led to political dividends for Donald Trump, who carried Springfield Township in the 2024 election. Alex Bruesewitz revealed that on The Sean Spicer Show, which shocked the former press secretary.

🚨NEW: @seanspicer STUNNED when @alexbruesewitz tells him Trump WON Springfield, Ohio after his viral debate line about Haitian migrants eating dogs and cats🚨

BRUESEWITZ: "President Trump and Republicans won the Springfield, Ohio Township for the first time in the history of… pic.twitter.com/I8QswST3p7
— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) May 11, 2025