In his most forceful remarks yet, DeWine told Politico that he grew "more infuriated" as the Republican nominee for Vice President referred to Springfield's Haitian community as "illegal aliens".

Gov. Mike DeWine and his wife, Fran, have been spending days in Springfield, attending Catholic church services and ordering from Haitian restaurants. We’re talking about his efforts to help his hometown in the wake of attacks on Haitian migrants from Donald Trump and JD Vance on Today in Ohio.

In Tuesday’s debate, Republican Ohio senator JD Vance revisited comments he’s made about immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, saying he is “concerned for the American citizens” in the city during the vice presidential debate Tuesday.