Bulwark: Trump Team: 'We'll Take The Hit' on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News

[Dennis Donovan]

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Tommy Vietor
Important context here from Marc Caputo. The Trump campaign wants to be talking about immigration at all times, and they don't mind lying to force that conversation: https://thebulwark.com/p/trump-team-takes-hit-on-cat-eating-springfield-haitians-immigration

Trump Team: ‘We’ll Take The Hit’ on Cat Eating to Keep Immigration in the News

The ex-president’s team, led by JD Vance, would rather talk about migration than abortion. And Springfield allows them to.

Marc A. Caputo
Sep 15, 2024

DONALD TRUMP’S CAMPAIGN IS NOT displeased that they’ve been widely condemned for spreading the urban legend of Haitian migrants eating cats and dogs in Springfield, Ohio.

If the national media is talking about immigration, they reason, they’re winning.

The mastermind of the cynical, xenophobic strategy, Trump running mate JD Vance, acknowledged in Sunday show interviews that he platformed the unsubstantiated pet-eating rumors to force a conversation about the downsides of Vice President Kamala Harris’s immigration policies.

“If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do,” Vance told Dana Bash on CNN’s State of the Union, “because you guys are completely letting Kamala Harris coast.”

When Bash noted that Vance had admitted to “creating the story,” the Ohio Republican insisted he was basing his statements on “firsthand accounts from my constituents.” But then he betrayed the real purpose of his remarks: He wanted the media to focus on immigration.

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[Lovie777]

1. And it's backfiring............................

[magicarpet]

2. Racist Theater,...

... for political gain.

The ultimate in a Reality Television Presidency - these fuckers think it is all about performative politics. Where Oscar and Emmy awards are handed out for the very best stage performances.

[kentuck]

3. They seem to think immigration is still their stongest issue?

Perhaps it is with their base, but many voters have become more enlightened.

They understand that there was a bi-partisan piece of legislation, billed as the most effective in decades, that was shot down by Trump. He called up his allies in Congress and advised (ordered) them to stop the legislation because he preferred to have it as an "issue" than to have it resolved.

[stumpysbear]

4. Jokes on them

This isn’t talking about immigration, this is all about realist tropes. People can understand that for sure.