An Ohio sheriff is asking residents to write down the addresses of homes that show support towards Kamala Harris in the presidential campaign, suggesting they could be forced to house illegal immigrants that are deluging the state in the future.
Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski of Portage County, southeast of Cleveland, has suggested locals look out homes displaying lawn signs for the Democratic presidential candidate and in particular for Harris/Walz.
‘When people ask me… What’s gonna happen if the Flip – Flopping, Laughing Hyena Wins??’ Zuchowski wrote, referring to the current vice president. ‘I say…write down all the addresses of the people who had her signs in their yards!
‘Sooo…when the Illegal human ‘Locust’ (which she supports!) need places to live… We’ll already have the addresses of the their new families… who supported their arrival!’, Zuchowski stated in a post to Facebook using anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski of Portage County, is warning anyone who shows support towards Kamala Harris in the currently presidential campaign could be forced to house illegal immigrants that arrive in the state
Sheriff Zuchowski of Portage County has suggested people write down the addresses of homes they come across showing support for the Democratic presidential candidate
Zuchowski has been sheriff in Portage County since 2021 but has worked in law enforcement for almost 30 years.
An estimated 15 to 20,000 Haitian immigrants have arrived in Springfield, Ohio in the last few years putting a strain on local services
Zuchowski has suggested Trump supporters write down the addresses of homes where they see campaign lawn signs favoring Harris
Zuchowski has been sheriff in Portage County since 2021 but has worked in law enforcement for almost 30 years.
In comments under his Facebook posting, which has been shared hundreds of times, one supporter replied, ‘I’ll add that name to the list,’ while another commented, ‘Making a list and checking it twice.’
Zuchowski faces a Democratic challenger to his re-election bid in November.
In the 2020 election, Portage County voted 55 percent for Trump while 43 percent chose Biden.
But not everyone agrees with Zuchowski, including Republican Portage County Commissioner Tony Badalamenti.
‘I just thought it was pretty ignorant. Once it goes on Facebook, nobody really cares where it came from. If it’s you, it’s you,’ Badalamenti said to Fox 8.
‘Everyone has their own thought process on how they should represent their party. I disagree with that behavior.
‘[Zuchowski] posted that we should all copy down the addresses of the people that display political signs which are different from our beliefs.
‘It scares people. It’s called bullying – from the highest law enforcement official in Portage County.’
The posting by Zuchowski comes as Ohio has been in the headlines over the sudden influx of tens of thousands of Haitian migrants to the city of Springfield in the southwest corner of the state, about 200 miles from Portage county.
Portage County, Ohio, Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski is seen with VP candidate J.D. Vance
Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski is seen with wife Mandy at a Trump rally
Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski is seen with Vivek Ramaswamy, left, his wife Mandy and General Mike Flynn, right, at Trumps in March 2024
Zuchowski is encouraging friends and supporters to write down the addresses of people with Democratic yard signs
Zuchowski is the highest law enforcement official in Portage County but is encouraging Trump supporters to note the addresses of Kamala supporters suggesting they might house migrants
Locals living in the town of just 60,000 say the infrastructure cannot cope with with the arrival of so many at once and now residents say that crime is fast becoming an issue.
‘It’s like living in a dystopian nightmare. You hope you wake up and it’s 2019 again, and then you realize it’s 2024, and it’s the same thing over and over again, day after day. It’s hard sometimes to get up in the morning and hear residents that I’ve known for years struggle,’ Springfield resident Diana Daniels told Fox News.
‘This is a paycheck-to-paycheck… kind of town… working class. The citizens that depend on our social services like health care, going down to the SS office for benefits are waiting in line, and not getting the services they need.’
Springfield suddenly found itself at the center of a storm after Ohio Senator JD Vance claimed on X that people have had their ‘pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country.’
Springfield found itself at the center of a storm after Ohio Senator JD Vance claimed on X that people have had their ‘pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn’t be in this country.’
Trump claimed during last week’s presidential debate how Haitian refugees had been ‘eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats.’ The claim was turned into a meme
Trump won Ohio with 53.27% of the vote, defeating Biden who received 45.24% of the vote in the 2020 election
The claim was then repeated during Trump’s presidential debate with Kamala Harris while speaking on the issue of immigration and border security.
Trump went further to claim how Haitian refugees had been ‘eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats.
‘They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame,’ Trump said in the response.
Local officials have said there is no truth to the claims.
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue has said ‘a lie’ is tearing apart the city of nearly 59,000 residents.
‘In response to recent rumors alleging criminal activity by the immigrant population in our city, we wish to clarify that there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community,’ the city added in a statement.
