The aftermath of JD Vance's claims about Springfield, Ohio being overtaken by Haitian immigrants continues to pour in. Several prominent conservative figures have echoed the debunked rumor, and the Arizona GOP put up 12 billboards across Phoenix depicting kittens in cow costumes with the slogan "Eat less kittens, vote Republican!", alluding to the claim that Haitians were eating residents' cats.
One incident cited by both Vance and Donald Trump as an example of Springfield being overtaken by immigrants involved about Aiden Clark, an 11-year old kid who died in 2023 when he was thrown from a school bus after crashing against a minivan driven by Hermanio Joseph, who is Haitian.
