Trump’s Pet-Eating Rant Was an Effective Act of Misdirection
Posted on 09/18/2024
It’s doubtful anybody anticipated that the enduring story coming out of the Sept. 10 US presidential debate would be a hair-raising piece of misinformation: Donald Trump’s claim that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are eating their neighbors’ dogs and cats.
But a week after more than 67 million people tuned in to watch Trump and Kamala Harris square off on a Philadelphia debate stage, the charge has sparked hundreds of stories and additional news cycles, as partisans fight over the validity of the claim and reporters swarm Springfield, Ohio, to document the local fallout. Trump’s struggles during the debate to explain his views on abortion or elucidate his “concepts of a plan” to replace Obamacare have been mostly forgotten.
But a week after more than 67 million people tuned in to watch Trump and Kamala Harris square off on a Philadelphia debate stage, the charge has sparked hundreds of stories and additional news cycles, as partisans fight over the validity of the claim and reporters swarm Springfield, Ohio, to document the local fallout. Trump’s struggles during the debate to explain his views on abortion or elucidate his “concepts of a plan” to replace Obamacare have been mostly forgotten.
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