Former President Donald Trump has pledged to visit Springfield, Ohio, “in the next two weeks” after claims of whether Haitians are eating people’s pets have been widely debated.
“You may never see me again, but that's OK, gotta do what I gotta do,” Trump joked. "'Whatever happened to Trump?! Well, he never got outta Springfield.'"
TRUMP: "I'm going to Springfield and I'm going to Aurora."
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) September 19, 2024
"You may never see me again, but that's OK, gotta do what I gotta do."
"'What happened to Trump?! Well, he never got outta Springfield.'" 🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/83vjOraiau
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue, a Republican, said he would be “fine” with presidential candidates from either party not visiting the Ohio town, claiming it would be a financial burden on the city.
“It would be an extreme strain on our resources," he said. "So it’d be fine with me if they decided not to make that visit."
Springfield, Ohio Mayor, RINO Rob Rue, doesn’t want President Trump coming to Springfield for any reason.
— 🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat (@leslibless) September 18, 2024
“It would be an extreme strain on our resources. So it’d be fine with me if they decided not to make that visit. It would be very difficult.”
Trump can’t visit for 2… pic.twitter.com/Efe081IpN3
Conservatives criticized the mayor for that argument.
JUST IN: Springfield, OH mayor Rob Rue says it would be a strain on city resources for Donald Trump or JD Vance to visit, and ask them to stay out.
— 🇺🇸Travis🇺🇸 (@Travis_4_Trump) September 18, 2024
Apparently, Trump visiting for one night is a strain, but he and no problem accepting 20,000 migrants into a city with 60,000… pic.twitter.com/CNyRToDuw0
The comment comes after Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said Monday that recent bomb threats targeting Springfield have all been hoaxes.
“Thirty-three threats; Thirty-three hoaxes,” DeWine said during a press conference in Springfield. “I want to make that very, very clear. None of these had any validity at all.”
DeWine said foreign actors are to blame.
“We have people unfortunately overseas who are taking these actions,” the Republican said. “Some of them are coming from one particular country.”