‘Utterly Vile’: Donald Trump Ridiculed for Saying He Might Not Make It Out of Ohio’s Springfield Alive When He Visits
Former President Donald Trump’s remarks about the dangers of visiting Springfield, Ohio, has led to massive backlash on social media. The GOP nominee is planning on going to Springfield in the next two weeks despite the mayor’s plea for him not to visit after he spread false claims about local Haitian immigrants eating people’s pets.
During a recent rally, Trump went off script and announced, “I’m going to Springfield.”
“You may never see me again, but that’s okay. Got to do what I got to do,” he added. “‘Whatever happened to Trump?’ ‘Well, he never got out of Springfield.'”
Critics took to social media to call out the former president for insinuating that Springfield residents would try to do something to him.
One user on X, formerly known as Twitter, shared a clip of Trump announcing his visit and wrote, “I’m 100% convinced he wants to create as much chaos and violence as humanly possible ahead of the election.”
Another user pointed out, “Springfield’s mayor asked all of the presidential candidates to stay out of town, due to the constant media attention and safety threats.”
A third critic wrote, “The willingness of a presidential candidate and former president to sacrifice an American town to advance his own ambitions is unprecedented and utterly vile.”
