Hurtful to people in springfield, hurtful to the haitians who are working every day. I talked to some of their employees. I had them over for breakfast, their employers, excuse me. And look, they said they work very hard, very focused, very family oriented. Its hurtful for them very, very much. And some of them were afraid. Thats Ohio Governor Mike Dewine addressing the lies about haitian migrants that have been spread by Donald Trump and senator j. D. Vance. But the Vice President ial nominee says Fact Checking is not his responsibility. Well play for you those comments. Meanwhile, the former president held his first Campaign Event since the Secret Service foiled an apparent Assassination Plot against him. Well show you what he said about it and bring you the latest on that investigation. Plus, well go through the coordinated attack against Hezbollah And Lebanon carried out with explosive pagers. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early on this wednesday, september 18th. Im jonathan lemire. Thanks for starting your day with us. We have a lot to get to this morning, and well begin here with Ohio Governor Mike Dewine calling on Donald Trump and senator j. D. Vance, the senator of ohio, mind you, to stop spreading lies about haitian migrants in the town of springfield, ohio. So those comments are, you know, about Eating Dogs and things that are very hurtful. Theyre very hurtful for these Men And Women who work very, very hard. Theyre obviously very hurtful for their children. Theyre hurtful, but are they also fueling these threats . Well, look, as the mayor said today, mayor rue, he said before this we had haitians here for three years, four years, and we did not have any of these. But if these comments that are baseless being made by president Trump And Senator vance, would they be made if those threats stop . I dont know if they would happen, but the statements are wrong. The mayor has said they were wrong, and frankly they need to stop. Again, thats the republican governor. There have been more than 30 Bomb Threats in the city since last week including those to Elementary Schools there. The Governor Yesterday sent dozens of State Troopers to be stationed across City Schools for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, Senator Vance, Senator Vance of ohio is not taking any responsibility for spreading lies. He instead blamed the Media Yesterday during a rally he held in wisconsin. You say that you have a responsibility to share what your constituents tell you, but dont you also have a responsibility to Fact Check them first . I think the media has a responsibility to Fact Check the residents of springfield. Ive got residents of springfield who are coming to me with a dozen different problems. Theyve been talking about it for months or in some cases years. The American Media totally ignored it until they showed up to Fact Check what some people were saying about pets. So theres one story out there from multiple people, by the way. Multiple people have said on video they talk about the pet story. And of course the American Media goes into springfield, dives in, harasses everybody who dares to complain about the condition of it town. That is not journalism, and thats not seeking the truth. That is bulling Ien Oan industrial scale, and i think the media ought to be ashamed of itself. Plenty to Fact Check there. Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris weighed in on trumps comments regarding migrants allegedly eating pets in springfield, doing so during a Fireside Chat she held yesterday with the National Association Of Black Journalists. The democratic nominee criticized her Opponents Rhetoric on the Campaign Trail calling it hateful. Its a crying shame. I mean, my heart breaks for this community. You know, there were children, Elementary School children who it was it was school photo day. You remember what thats like going to school on Picture Day . Who are dressed up in their best, got all ready, knew what they were going to wear the night before, and had to be evacuated. Children. Children. A whole Community Put in fear. Meanwhile, Donald Trump returned to the Campaign Trail Last Night for the first time since the weekends apparent Assassination Attempt on his life. Trump took part in a Town Hall Yesterday in flint, michigan, moderated by his former white House Press Secretary, now arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee sanders. There he spoke about Sundays Incident at his florida golf course. He also discussed receiving nice Phone Call from president Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris after the incident, but then he said he wished they hadnt called at all, suggesting it showed weakness on their part. A few days ago we had an incident. This guy was all set. He was all set to do his number, and there was no talk. He didnt say, hello, what are you doing here, please. You wonder why i get shot at, right . You know, only consequential president s get shot at. President biden called me yesterday, was very nice. We had a very nice conversation. I sort of wish the Call Wasnt made because i do feel hes so nice, im so sorry about what happened and all that. But i have to lay it down, we have very important and the same with kamala today. She could not have been nicer, but the fact is the fact is we have to have people that are respected by the opponent, by the other side, by other countries. After the first Assassination Attempt this Year Trump spent a day or two talking about unity, then it went away. This time no pretense of that at all. About the investigation, attorney general Merrick Garland says the Department Of Justice will spare no expense to probe sundays Assassination Attempt. The Wall Street Journal Points Out Garland suggests the doj could seek more charges against the suspect. The 58yearold is currently being held at the federal Detention Center in miami. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Johnson said the House Task Force already investigating the july Assassination Attempt will be expanded to also include Sundays Incident. To that end, the house will now need to vote to change the scope of their Task Force. We have a Task Force that was already investigating the butler, pennsylvania, lapses in security. Were going to change the emphasis of that to have both events investigated, but we all know the problem. Its a lack of leadership, right . And it goes all the way to the top. So youll see us demanding that this week. Weve got to protect our 45th president. In a letter Tuesday Members of that Task Force requested a briefing on this weeks attempted attack, and they want it by friday. Meanwhile, campaign stops in michigan and Wisconsin Yesterday j. D. Vance continued to criticize democrats in the wake of that second assassination taemt. He even took it a step further and he blamed President Biden and the Vice President for the death of a man at trumps July Rally in butler, pennsylvania. Dont lecture Donald Trump about softening his rhetoric after two people tried to kill him. Its ridiculous. Tell tell Kamala Harris, tell Joe Biden. Tell all of her surrogates who are saying things like Donald Trump needs to be eliminated. They need to cut that crap out or theyre going to get somebody hurt. In fact they already did get somebody hurt. Cory lost his life. Two other people have lost their lives in putler, pa, because these guys let their rhetoric totally out of control. Joining us now senior Nbc News national Politics Reporter, our friend Jonathan Allen. So good to see you this morning. Lets start there. As i mention a few moments ago, theres been Pretense Whatsoever of any kind of national unity in the wake of an Assassination Attempt and instead Trump And Vance squarely placing the blame on democrats. These are nonsensical arguments especially what trump uses day in and day out. The first one didnt impact the campaign quite the way i think most of us thought it would, which is it seemed like at that moment Donald Trump was basically the apex of his political strength in this campaign season. Of course Joe Biden had fumbled in the June Debate. Thered been a couple weeks of democratic chaos as they were trying to figure out what to do at that point, whether biden was going to stick around. And then there was an attempt on trumps life, and he had that iconic moment where he raised his fist in the air, bloods on his face, he had this convention coming up. And it has not been a steep Downhill Progression for him since then, but weve certainly seen his support erode. I think itll be difficult to predict what this means particularly in light of that Assassination Attempt, which was of course so much more serious in terms of, you know, as j. D. Vance the Ohio Senator said sort of died in the crowd there, trump himself took a bullet to the ear. Obviously the Secret Service was able to divert disaster here. Last time the momentum was quickly eclipsed by dropping out of the race and Kamala Harris ascending it. Last Night Trump had this event, this Town Hall in michigan. Tonight he has his first fullfledged rally since the Assassination Attempt in new York State actually. Whats your sense talking to campaign aides . Is he going to continue to double down on the rhetoric about springfield, ohio, and the migrants even though hes been Fact Checked day in and day out thats not happening. Do they see this as a nauseating tool, a defensive tool just to talk about immigration . Yeah, absolutely. Theres no other real explanation for it other than they believe this is working, and they believe its working to focus attention on immigration. And if youre a Trump Campaign Aide used to him going way offtrack from the issues you want to talk about, this is positive compared to that. And by positive i simply mean theyre trying to talk about the three is, inflation, immigration, to some extent israel, and every time he goes off that track, its bad for them. Him talking about this is a big deal. I do want to mention something about Ohio Senator, j. D. Vance, the Vice President ial candidate who keeps talking about hes talking to his constituents and its important to represent his constituents. Mike dewine, The Governor of ohio is one of his constituents. All of the people with Education And Information who are telling him this is simply not going on, its hateful, offensive and dangerous are his constituents, and hes fought listening to those constituents because he doesnt want to. John, lastly and briefly give us a sense of the race here. Were starting to see a few polls that show a slight bump for the president coming out of last weeks debate, but well look for more polls in the days ahead. Where do you think things stand . I think theyre close and even. They have been for a long time. I would say i think the way i would look at it is before the June Debate they were even close and toss up. With trump in a slight lead and i would say right now you see the reverse of that with and she hasnt been president before. I think shes still got to make the sale to voters open to her but havent completely locked down. All right, senior Nbc News national Politics Reporter Jonathan Allen starting us off this morning. We appreciate it as always. Next up here hezbollah is vowing retaliation against israel after hundreds of Hand Held Pagers exploded killing multiple people and injuring thousands. What were learning this morning about that remarkable and deadly coordinated attack. Plus, former republican Congressman Liz Cheney Crosses Party lines to endorse democratic Senate Candidate Collin allred of texas. What she had to say about that highly watched race in the lone star state. Those stories and a check on sports and weather when we come right back. K on sports and weather when we come right back ah, these bills are crazy. She has no idea shes sitting on a goldmine. Well she doesnt know that if she owns a Life Insurance Policy of 100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. Even a Term Policy. Even a Term Policy . Even a Term Policy find out if youre sitting on a goldmine. Call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect. Com. Heres to getting better with age. Heres to beating these two every thursday. Help Fuel Today with boost high protein, complete nutrition you need, and the flavor you love. So, heres to now. Now available Boost Max Welcome back. At his michigan event Last Night, former President Trump repeatedly confused alaskas arctic national wildlife refuge, which is known as anwar, with the bagram military base, which is in afghanistan. We would have been now having so much coming out of the energy, we have the best. We have bagram in alaska. They say it might be as big, might be bigger than all of saudi arabia. I got it approved. Ronald Reagan Couldnt do it. I got it done. In their first week they terminated it. Check that one out. Bagram. None of that is correct. Meanwhile, former congresswoman Liz Cheney appeared alongside collin allred, the democrat running for u. S. Senate in texas. Cheney, of course, a republican spoke about why shes supporting allred in his bid to replace incumbent republican Ted Cruz in a state where the Cheney Name means a lot. Why are you campaigning against Ted Cruz . I feel this race is such an important one. I have not endorsed in any other Senate Race this time around, but i served with collin. I know him. I know what kind of a congressman hes been. I watched him as you said we were on opposite sides of issues and opposite sides of the aisle. Not every issue on opposite sides, but i also know Ted Cruz. Ive known him for over 20 years, and i know he will say anything if it serves his own political purpose. Elsewhere, arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee sanders took a swipe at Vice President Kamala Harris for not having her own biological children. Not only do my kids serve as a permanent reminder of whats important, they also keep my humble. You can walk into a room like this where people cheer like this when you step onto the stage and you might think for a second youre special. Then you go home and your kids remind you very quickly youre actually not that big of a deal. And ours are pretty good at it. So my kids keep me humble. Unfortunately, Kamala Harris doesnt have anything keeping her humble. Both gratuitously politically mean and mispronounced her name. She hez two stepchildren with doug emhoff. In response to their comments their biological mother wrote on social media. Cole and ella keep us inspired to make the world a better place. I do it through story telling. Next up here well turn to sports and bring you highlights across major League Baseball as the final push for teams to make the playoffs and bring you an update on the Miami Dolphins quarterback who suffered a scary concussion last week. All of that and a check on the Weather Forecast when we come right back. Weather Forecast Whe right back did you know, sweat from stress is actually smellier than other kinds of sweat . Thats why i use secret clinical antiperspirant. It works on sweat from stress, heat and activity. It provides 3x Stress Sweat protection. Secret works. 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