Tim Walz rally crowd trolls Trump with chants of ‘we don’t eat cats’ | EUROtoday

The crowd at Tim Walz’s rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on Thursday trolled Donald Trump over his false claims that Haitian immigrants are consuming pets, breaking out into chants of: “We don’t eat cats!”

The Democratic vice presidential nominee mirrored on Tuesday’s presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Trump, teasing the previous president along with his now-classic buzzword for the Republican ticket: “weird.”

“He said a lot of weird stuff too, so I’m just going to say that,” the Minnesota governor instructed the gang.

“You tell me that you had this on your bingo card: ‘And they’re eating cats’.”

A refrain of “we don’t eat cats” erupted from the gang, as Walz jubilantly appeared on from his podium.

“Ah, Michigan, we love you,” he stated.

The governor was referencing Trump’s wild conspiracy principle that Haitian immigrants are consuming pets in Springfield, Ohio.

The baseless declare, which was debunked by native authorities, got here from a Facebook group publish from a lady who had heard the story fourth-hand.

“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there,” Trump stated throughout the presidential debate, leaving Harris aghast.

“Extreme,” she responded.

Sticking with the feline theme at Thursday evening’s rally, Walz additionally expressed gratitude to the cat-loving world pop star Taylor Swift who introduced her endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket moments after the talk concluded.

“Thanks to my fellow cat owner, Taylor Swift,” he stated to a sea of rallygoers.

“Vice President Harris and I couldn’t be more grateful to have her support. And look, it’s not as if I didn’t warn these guys a few months ago, you mess with cat people and you will find out.”

On Tuesday evening, Swift, who carries huge sway with Gen Z and Millennial voters, introduced: “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election.”

She signed off the publish “Taylor Swift. Childless Cat Lady” and shared a photograph of her holding her pet cat in a transparent jab at Ohio Senator JD Vance’s resurfaced 2021 feedback had been he used the slur in opposition to feminine Democrats.