JD Vance blamed just about everybody except Republicans on Tuesday for stoking rhetoric he said caused a second assassination attempt against Donald Trump. “It’s time to say to the Democrats, to the media,

JD Vance (R-Ohio) blamed "Democrats and the media" for the second apparent assassination attempt on his running mate, former President Trump during a campaign rally in Sparta, Michigan, on Tuesday. Why it matters: The GOP presidential ticket has repeatedly blamed Democrats for violence against Trump.

"We cannot let the bad guys win,” Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said Monday about the decision to have state police conduct daily sweeps of schools in Springfield, Ohio.

There were a number of threats to people and places in Springfield, Ohio, after Vance and Trump made false claims about Haitian immigrants. The media isn’t to blame.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said that the threats made against schools and buildings in Springfield, Ohio, have so far all been hoaxes, and many came from overseas.

Ohio officials have stationed state police at Springfield schools in response to bomb threats that officials say are mostly coming from overseas.

Appears to admit he ‘created’ stories but suggests doing so was worthwhile as more public attention has been drawn