General News of Wednesday, 11 September 2024
Source: www.mynigeria.com
Isaac Fayose, a political and social commentator disclosed that he is now backing Kamala Harris after the presidential debate between the United States Vice President and former President Donald Trump.
Previously supporting Trump, Fayose explained in an Instagram post that he is withdrawing his support for the Republican candidate due to the ex-president's false claims against immigrants.
During the first presidential debate, Donald Trump made a repeated false and outlandish claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, had abducted and eaten their neighbors’ pets.
Fayose's decision to support Kamala Harris came after she criticized Trump's rallies for being full of fictions and fringe theories, causing attendees to leave early.
“A lot of towns don’t want to talk about it because they’re so embarrassed by it,” he said. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs. The people that came in, they’re eating the cats. They’re eating — they’re eating the pets of the people that live there.”
Fayose who is known to comment on political and social subjects globally wrote: "Nice debate between Trump and Kamala last night. May God bless America. My take-away from the debate is about immigrants. When they asked Donald Trump, what is your issue with immigrants, he said I dont want them because they eat cats and dogs.
"Donald Trump is a very funny man. So because your pet was missing Mr. Trump, you believe say immigrants would have eaten it. Mr Trump, enough of the insult on Africans and immigrants, na God get heaven and earth. I was supporting you up to this morning and this statement, I am now with Kamala. No more Trump for me. Kamala for President."
Mr. Trump and his running mate, Senator JD Vance of Ohio, have amplified the internet rumor on the campaign trail this week. It stems from viral social media posts that have spread as Mr. Vance and others have sought to stir fears about the growing Haitian population in Springfield, though members of the community are living and working in the United States legally.