Sen Ted Cruz (R-Texas) really did not precisely obtain a ballot of self-confidence when he posted a racist lie concerning immigrants consuming pet dogs on Monday.
After Republican vice governmental candidate JD Vance advertised a false news story declaring that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are allegedly snatching and consuming pet dogs, the Texas Republican determined to participate with his very own anti-immigrant blog posts.
Cruz published a meme with kittycats that was captioned, âPlease vote for Trump so Haitian immigrants donât eat usâ and included 3 giggling emojis on top, obviously for the lulz.
Former President Donald Trump and his MAGA fans have actually demonized immigrants as rapists and murderers despite the fact that data reveals that they damage less regulations than natural-bornAmericans Springfield authorities debunked the report concerning pet dogs being taken and consumed on Monday.
Cruz’s workplace did not right away reply to HuffPost’s inquiry concerning the fraud he is spreading out.
However, many individuals on X, previously Twitter, called out the legislator for attempting, as one individual placed it, âto stoke partisan fears to win elections.â
The Springfield News-Sun post specifies there are no records of pet dogs being consumed. The report was begun by a Facebook blog post declaring that their next-door neighbor’s little girl’s pal had actually shed her pet cat and located it at a Haitian’s home.
In the future, please usage google prior to you publish … pic.twitter.com/vCR3RkJWeh— F e l l a Historian (@thisuser_isdumb) September 9, 2024
Do you individuals all hop on an early morning phone call to select which immigrant citizenship to concentrate on that day?
Friday:Venezuelans Monday:Haitians I imply …
— Marc Watley (@watley) September 9, 2024
@tedcruz You understand you’re formally a loser when you’re competing workplace and you’re uploading incorrect info and memes.
— Thomas St James (@Thomas stjames3) September 9, 2024
Some commenters kept in mind that individuals have actually demonized immigrants for years by spreading out inflammatory reports concerning what they consume. (Cruz’s papa is an immigrant from Cuba.)
Your recognize white supremacist teams have been utilizing this line for half a century to assault Vietnamese immigrants and after that the Cuban watercraft individuals, right? Why are you spewing this old racist trope? If it holds true, are pet dogs secure around you or should individuals conceal them when you visit?
— Crazy Fenak (@CrazyFenak emergency room) September 9, 2024
This crap returns to Vietnamese evacuees when I was a youngster,Rafael This is what you provide Texas and the nation? It’s likewise been disproved, not that you care. Weak, careless, racist, intolerant,Rafael The GOP trifecta. https://t.co/cUgQzWMFJh
— Portia Atm Machine McGonagal (@Portia McGonagal) September 9, 2024
One individual kept in mind that Cruz’s blog post together paired up rather perfectly with Russian speaking factors.
