The Trump-Vance campaign and its supporters criticized The New York Times on Saturday after it described the Republican vice presidential nominee as a Nazi slogan in a headline.
“J.D. Vance's blood-and-soil nationalism finds its target,” was the headline by opinion columnist Jamel Bouie for an online newsletter describing the Ohio senator's political ideology, using a phrase popular in Nazi Germany.
In his article, Bouie lashed out at Vance Claims that immigrants from Haiti In Springfield, Ohio, pets and wildlife were being eaten, a notion echoed by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump Upbringing During the presidential debate on Tuesday.
However, Trump activists and allies denounced the Gray Lady, saying she was herself spreading hate — and would likely fuel violence against Vance.
“The @nytimes has now essentially stooped to calling @JDVance a Nazi,” Republican strategist Andrew Surabian wrote of the use of the “blood and soil” slogan. “Truly disgusting stuff from the supposed paper of record.”
Trump campaign adviser Alex Bruskewitz accused the Times of having the potential to cause real-world harm.
“It’s disgusting that the media is now pushing these ridiculous, violence-inciting claims
“@JDVance, two months after nearly assassinating @realDonaldTrump,” he wrote.
In his column, Bouie blamed the Ohio senator's speculative comments for bomb threats made against elementary schools, city hall and other buildings in Springfield.
He also said that in light of Vance's comments regarding Haitian immigrants to Springfield, the Republican vice president has embraced “blood and soil nationalism,” which he described as saying that some people are not welcome in the “national community” because they have origins elsewhere.
“What matters to Vance is who they are, where they come from, and what they look like,” Boie wrote. “They are not of this soil, they might say, and therefore they do not belong here.”
Vance campaign spokeswoman Taylor Van Kirk called on the Times to wake up and retract its “disgusting” headline.
“After the attempted assassination of President Trump just two months ago, it is disgusting that The New York Times has spoken so hatefully against a father of three biracial children,” Van Kirk told the Post.
“With headlines like these, it's no surprise that countless people are asking whether the intent was to incite violence against Senator Vance.”
After intense backlash, The Times quietly changed the headline to, “Shouldn’t J.D. Vance represent all of Ohio?”
Spokespeople for Boie and The Times did not respond to requests for comment.
