the City of Springfield Ohio has closed down at City Hall due to a bomb threat issued to multiple facilities Springfield has been the subject of national attention in recent days after Donald Trump's campaign and right-wing Republicans Amplified a false social media rumor of the community's Haitian immigrants eating local pets there is no evidence to back up the claims in a Facebook post on Thursday City officials said that they were alerted to the bomb threat via an email at 8:24 a.m. adding that the email was sent to multiple agencies and media Outlets as a precautionary measure the building has been evacuated and authorities are currently conducting a thorough investigation our primary concern is the safety and well-being of our employees and residents we are working to address this situation as swiftly as possible City officials said they went on to add we ask the community to avoid the area surrounding City Hall vicinity while the investigation is ongoing and to report any suspicious activity to the Springfield police division we appreciate your patience and cooperation as we work through this matter Trump even referenced the conspiracy theory in Tuesday night's debate with opponent kamla Harris Trump repeated the inflammatory falsehood saying in Springfield they're eating the dogs the people that came in they're eating the cats they're eating the pets of the people that live there his move triggered a wave of anger and ridicule that same day JD Vance mentioned the rumor on X which has also been flooded with AI generated images of trump surrounded by dogs cats and Ducks some of which appear to be armed and in protection of him meanwhile during a Springfield City commission Forum on Tuesday Aiden Clark the father of an 11-year-old boy who was killed last year when a minivan driven by an immigrant from Haiti collided with his school bus has asked Trump and Vance to stop using his son's name for political gain they can vomit all the hate they want about illegal immigrants the Border crisis and even untrue claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by community members however they are not allowed nor have they ever been allowed to mention Aiden Clark from Springfield Ohio said Clark