Read previewSen. JD Vance on Sunday again claimed that Haitian immigrants were eating local pets in Springfield, Ohio. Advertisement"The American media totally ignored this stuff until Donald Trump and I started talking about cat memes," he said. When Bash asked Vance to clarify his remark about having to "create stories," Vance doubled down. "Dana, it comes from first-hand accounts of my constituents," Vance said. "I say that we're 'creating a story,' meaning we're creating the American media focusing on it."

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