Political Quotes

“Mr. President, throughout our Nation's history, election season has brought out the dark side of politics. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson infamously waged smear campaigns against each other during the election of 1800. Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams exchanged accusations of murder and impropriety in the election of 1828, and questions about Grover Cleveland's activity out of wedlock became campaign fodder in the election of 1844--all to say dirty campaign tricks are hardly foreign to American elections. But, today, I want to address a particularly vile lie being circulated by former President Trump and his Vice Presidential candidate, J.D. Vance, and their supporters during this campaign, and this lie has real-life consequences. In recent weeks, false claims have been circulating on social media that members of the Haitian immigrant community in Springfield, OH, are abducting, killing, and eating people's pets. The former President even made this claim during his debate with Kamala Harris. This claim is not only outrageous and patently false, with both city officials and law enforcement confirming they have received zero criminal reports of such conduct, but it is now becoming a safety concern for the entire Springfield, OH, community. Despite this, the former President and his running mate have continued to knowingly spread this lie.…”