Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance said "Kamala Harris' open border" has "destroyed” the lives of American citizens in Springfield, Ohio, before having his mic cut by debate moderators.
Vance, who initially raised the claim days before Trump amplified it, did not repeat it during the vice presidential debate.
But most of the Haitian migrants there are there legally, and local officials have strongly disputed Trump and Vance's portrayal of the city.
At Tuesday's debate, things grew heated around Springfield after CBS News moderators Norah O’Donnell and Margaret Brennan interjected to note the Haitian immigrants in Springfield have legal status before trying to move on.
The moderators had warned at the beginning of the debate that they reserved the right to cut the mics at anytime to uphold the debate rules.
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