'Two scared little boys': Trump and J.D. Vance leveled by ex-lawmaker for campaign of fear

Former Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) dropped the hammer on GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) for their continuing attacks on Haitian immigrants in his state on "Morning Joe" Wednesday morning.

Speaking with the hosts, the fuming Ryan labeled the two Republican standard bearers "two scared little boys" who are trying to scare Americans into voting for them.

After the hosts pointed out Trump once again slurred the Ohio Haitian community in a speech on Tuesday, Ryan pounced.

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"I come from outside of Youngstown, Ohio, old industrial town," he began. "Springfield has had hard times. They're trying to repopulate, they're trying to rebuild, the business owners want these workers. There is no problems."

"They're trying to assimilate? Yes," he pointed out. "Do they need help with health care and housing? Yes, there are some issues but a net positive and the people love the Haitian immigrants who came. I think this is an indicator, Willie [Geist], of just how crass Donald Trump and J.D. Vance are. They don't give a damn about who they use, which bodies they step over in the process to gain power. And I think it's sickening that they would use these immigrants."

"All they want to do is scare people. They want to scare us about immigrants, they want to scare everybody about the liberals trying to get you, the transgender people are coming to get you, World War III is going to happen. The economy is going to collapse, it's so fear-based," he accused. "I think they're two scared little boys that want everybody else to be scared with them. and what they're doing is — how hard is it going to be. I spent 20 years in Congress. Joe, you remember this: so much of your job is economic development."

"Can you imagine a sitting senator in your state actually destroying the well-being of a community for your own political purposes," he asked. "Your job is to represent these people. Your job is to stick up for these communities and you're destroying them and it's sickening to watch this happen."

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