Julian Castro: J.D. Vance’s ‘Freudian Slip’ Proves He and Trump Are ‘Creating’ Stories About Haitian Immigrants

JANSING was asked about ░░░░░░░░ role in spreading these ░░░░░░░░ these false stories about ░░░░░░░░ eating cats and dogs ░░░░░░░░ here s what he ░░░░░░░░ Clip starts Vance The ░░░░░░░░ media totally ignored this ░░░░░░░░ until Donald Trump and ░░░░░░░░ started talking about cat ░░░░░░░░ BASH But it wasn ░░░░░░░░ just a meme sir ░░░░░░░░ If I have to ░░░░░░░░ stories so that the ░░░░░░░░ media actually pays attention ░░░░░░░░ the suffering of the ░░░░░░░░ people then that s ░░░░░░░░ I m going to ░░░░░░░░ Dana because you guys ░░░░░░░░ completely letting Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ BASH Sir you just ░░░░░░░░ that you re creating ░░░░░░░░ story Vance What s ░░░░░░░░ Dana BASH You just ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ that you created Vance ░░░░░░░░ BASH So the eating ░░░░░░░░ and cats thing is ░░░░░░░░ accurate Vance We are ░░░░░░░░ we are Dana it ░░░░░░░░ from firsthand accounts from ░░░░░░░░ constituents I say that ░░░░░░░░ re creating a story ░░░░░░░░ we re creating the ░░░░░░░░ media focusing on it ░░░░░░░░ ends JANSING I should ░░░░░░░░ folks that when Donald ░░░░░░░░ was asked about this ░░░░░░░░ Secretary he said he ░░░░░░░░ it from stories from ░░░░░░░░ How should we take ░░░░░░░░ response CASTRO Well I ░░░░░░░░ there you have it ░░░░░░░░ It s ultimate Freudian ░░░░░░░░ Basically he s acknowledging ░░░░░░░░ these guys are creating ░░░░░░░░ out of thin air ░░░░░░░░ they say it s ░░░░░░░░ said this in Springfield ░░░░░░░░ people in the city ░░░░░░░░ re making this up ░░░░░░░░ re taking lies based ░░░░░░░░ racism based on xenophobia ░░░░░░░░ re engaging in what ░░░░░░░░ known as racial priming ░░░░░░░░ try and stir resentment ░░░░░░░░ these Haitian immigrants and ░░░░░░░░ largely against immigrants in ░░░░░░░░ for political gain And ░░░░░░░░ fact that Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ now well I might ░░░░░░░░ to Springfield this is ░░░░░░░░ same playbook doubling down ░░░░░░░░ hate and division to ░░░░░░░░ appeal to his base ░░░░░░░░ has always bet in ░░░░░░░░ race 2016 2020 and ░░░░░░░░ in 2024 that there ░░░░░░░░ enough people that buy ░░░░░░░░ this hateful rhetoric that ░░░░░░░░ immigrants whether they re ░░░░░░░░ or brown or from ░░░░░░░░ country that they re ░░░░░░░░ to go support him ░░░░░░░░ 2020 people said no ░░░░░░░░ that They rejected it ░░░░░░░░ I think they re ░░░░░░░░ to reject it again ░░░░░░░░ 2024.”