SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (Reuters) – The government of Springfield, Ohio, said it evacuated its city hall on Thursday due to a bomb threat, two days after Donald Trump repeated a false claim that put the city at the center of a national debate over immigration.
“Due to a bomb threat that was issued to multiple facilities throughout Springfield today, City Hall is closed today,” the city government said on social media.
The small city of 62,000 has been in the national spotlight after Republican politicians, including former president Trump, falsely claimed that immigrants were eating dogs and cats. City officials say there have been no reports of anybody eating pets.
(Reporting by Julio-Cesar Chavez in Springfield; Additional reporting by Andy Sullivan and Ted Hesson in Washington; Editing by Scott Malone and Daniel Wallis)
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