Mockery on the internet

That’s what’s behind Trump’s crazy pet peeve

Donald Trump incurred the wrath of the web community with his controversial statements.(Bild: DonaldJTrampJr/X)

The fact that Donald Trump was partially put to the test by Kamala Harris in the TV duel during the US election campaign was due to the ex-president's weak performance. The utterly bizarre pet-saying was just the crowning glory of the disastrous performance. This verbal blunder is now taking over social media. Krone+ took a look at why Trump took up this topic.

"In Springfield, they eat the dogs. The people who came here are eating the cats," the former president said. "They're eating the pets of the people who live there." Astonished laughter from Kamala Harris, puzzled faces on millions of viewers in front of their TV sets. Did Donald Trump just claim that migrants were eating pets in Springfield, Ohio? He did. "I saw it on TV," he said, not even being dissuaded by the ABC presenter who contradicted him.