Vance subsequently tripled down on the falsehood, even later admitting to CNN: 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.
None of what Trump and Vance are saying about the Haitian community is true. Not a single bit of it. The Haitian community of Springfield is there because its members have been granted temporary protected status, allowing them to live and work legally in the United States.
In an era where cynicism prevails, it feels almost naive to believe in something, and Vance and Trump are showing us they do believe! But what they believe in is the power of spreading the most shocking, contemptible and brazen lies possible to secure their political victory.
The luxury of the political lie, however, is that the tellers of the lie never have to live directly with the consequences of their actions.
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