4/ "What’s deeply troubling and new is that political leaders who could turn down the volume on these xenophobic, anti-Haitian lies are instead cranking the volume to earsplitting levels. Ohio U.S. Sen. #JDVance, the GOP vice presidential candidate, posted baseless falsehoods on X/Twitter before his top-of-the-ticket mate, Donald #Trump, stunned the nation in a nationally televised debate by blurting out. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs” — and they’ve continued to double down."