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Ohio Orders Daily Bomb Sweeps in Springfield Schools Amid Right-Wing Attack on Haitian Community

HeadlineSep 17, 2024

In Ohio, Republican Governor Mike DeWine announced he’s deploying state troopers and conducting daily bomb sweeps in Springfield schools after racist and inflammatory comments by Trump, Vance and other Republican officials against the city’s Haitian community led to 33 separate bomb threats. During a recent CNN interview about the lies he is helping spread about the Haitian community, JD Vance said he is willing to “create stories.” The city of Springfield also announced it’s canceling its annual CultureFest that was scheduled for later this month.

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