SPRINGFIELD, OH - The bomb threats targeting an Ohio town-turned lightning rod over Haitian refugee resettlements? They're all hoaxes, according to Ohio Governor Mike DeWine.
DeWine clarified that 33 different bomb threats targeting the community of Springfield, Ohio had all been determined to be hoaxes after law enforcement in a Monday press conference, according to Fox News.
"Thirty-three threats; Thirty-three hoaxes," DeWine said of the bomb threats. Liberal commentators had sought to blame vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance for the bomb threats, citing Vance's criticism of the federal government's resettlement of Haitian migrants en masse in the community.
The purported threats even led the city of Springfield to cancel the community's annual CultureFest, which featured the arts of Springfield.
"In light of recent threats and safety concerns, the City of Springfield has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s CultureFest celebration," Springfield's city manager said in a statement.
DeWine went on to reveal that the threats in question had originated from overseas- with many of the reports tracked to a singular country he declined to publicly identify.
"We have people unfortunately overseas who are taking these actions. Some of them are coming from one particular country."
Adversarial nations such as Russia have been known to stage fake protests and civic disruptions in the weeks and months preceding U.S. elections- a tactic most commonly criticized by Democrats.
Neoliberal commentator Philip Bump of the Washington Post was one of several left-of-center public figures to link the bomb threats to Vance, an assertion seemingly contradicted by the real nature of the threats. A spokesperson for Vance criticized one MSNBC commentator for making the same connection, likening the claim that Vance inspired the bomb threats to "disgraceful fake news."
Haitian migrants with dubious claims for asylum have surged across the southern border en masse during the tenure of President Joe Biden, with many of the migrants ultimately arriving in Springfield. Although some of the Haitians are shielded from deportation by a temporary protected status extended by the Biden administration, a great majority of the migrants have no legal authorization to reside in the United States. Locals have expressed concern for the impact of the mass arrivals on housing prices, healthcare, and crime in the community.
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue has indicated that the mass new arrival of Haitian illegal immigrants has grown the city's population by roughly 25%, according to CNN.
DeWine clarified that 33 different bomb threats targeting the community of Springfield, Ohio had all been determined to be hoaxes after law enforcement in a Monday press conference, according to Fox News.
"Thirty-three threats; Thirty-three hoaxes," DeWine said of the bomb threats. Liberal commentators had sought to blame vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance for the bomb threats, citing Vance's criticism of the federal government's resettlement of Haitian migrants en masse in the community.
The purported threats even led the city of Springfield to cancel the community's annual CultureFest, which featured the arts of Springfield.
"In light of recent threats and safety concerns, the City of Springfield has made the difficult decision to cancel this year’s CultureFest celebration," Springfield's city manager said in a statement.
DeWine went on to reveal that the threats in question had originated from overseas- with many of the reports tracked to a singular country he declined to publicly identify.
"We have people unfortunately overseas who are taking these actions. Some of them are coming from one particular country."
Adversarial nations such as Russia have been known to stage fake protests and civic disruptions in the weeks and months preceding U.S. elections- a tactic most commonly criticized by Democrats.
Neoliberal commentator Philip Bump of the Washington Post was one of several left-of-center public figures to link the bomb threats to Vance, an assertion seemingly contradicted by the real nature of the threats. A spokesperson for Vance criticized one MSNBC commentator for making the same connection, likening the claim that Vance inspired the bomb threats to "disgraceful fake news."
Haitian migrants with dubious claims for asylum have surged across the southern border en masse during the tenure of President Joe Biden, with many of the migrants ultimately arriving in Springfield. Although some of the Haitians are shielded from deportation by a temporary protected status extended by the Biden administration, a great majority of the migrants have no legal authorization to reside in the United States. Locals have expressed concern for the impact of the mass arrivals on housing prices, healthcare, and crime in the community.
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue has indicated that the mass new arrival of Haitian illegal immigrants has grown the city's population by roughly 25%, according to CNN.
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