Charlamagne tha God went off on JD Vance after the Ohio senator admitted to “creating” stories in a recent CNN interview.
On Sunday, the vice presidential candidate appeared on CNN to talk at length about his recent comments regarding Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio. Vance, along with Donald Trump, has repeatedly claimed that “20,000” immigrants have taken over the town and are eating peoples’ pets. Vance has also said the rate of HIV infections has increased as a result of their presence.
All of those claims, however, have been debunked by Springfield officials. Additionally, the most recent U.S. Census data indicates that the foreign-born Haitian population in the entire state of Ohio is just over 5,000.
In response to being informed that his comments were proven false, Vance said, “If I have to create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that’s what I’m going to do.” He then clarified that he meant, “We’re creating the American media focusing on it.”
For Vance’s comments, Charlamagne labeled him the “donkey of the day” on Monday’s episode of The Breakfast Club.
“At some point, we are gonna have to realize that ‘JD’ may stand for James David; but it also might stand for ‘Just Dumb,'” Charlamagne said. “May even stand for ‘Jackass Donkey.’ This guy is the weapon formed against Donald Trump. If any pastor ever says to Trump, ‘No weapon formed against you will prosper,’ I will scream, ‘Bah humbug,’ and tell him look to his vice presidential running mate. JD Vance is the reason why I now understand why vice presidents are better off seen and not heard. Last time I saw a VP hurt a candidate like JD Vance hurts Trump — and it’s not like Trump needs any help hurting himself — her name was Sarah Palin; but JD Vance, he makes Sarah Palin look like Michelle Obama.”
