Donald Trumpsaid he would carry out deportations in Springfield, Ohio, during a press conference on Friday.
He also dismissed a question about bomb threats in the town that have followed he andhis running mate J.D.
Vancesracist smear campaign against immigrants living there.
Donald Trump speaks during a press conference at Trump National Golf Club Los Angeles in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, on Sept. 13, 2024.Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
I can say this.
We will do large deportations from Springfield, Ohio.
Large deportations, Trump said.
Were going to get these people out.
Were bringing them back to Venezuela.
On Thursday, a bomb threat prompted the closing of City Hall and other local buildings.
On Friday, two elementary schoolsevacuatedand one middle school closed after guidance from police.
Most of theHaitian immigrantsin Springfield are living there legally.
They emptied their jails in Venezuela, emptied their criminals, emptied the nests, Trump said.
They call them nests of bad people.
Theyre all now in the United States, and theyre now taking over cities.
Its like an invasion from within.
And were going to have the largest deportation in the history of our country.
And were going to start with Springfield and Aurora.
The mayor and a council membersaidthat the claims were overstated.
