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The lies that Donald Trump and his running mate, JD Vance, are spreading about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio has escalated into a local security concern and generated a new level of fear and misery for a population already struggling to overcome challenging circumstances. Yamiche Alcindor, Washington correspondent for NBC News, talks with Alex Wagner about the human consequences of Trump's racist lies.