Simpsons boss Wiggum reacted to Trump's pet food claim

Now “The Simpsons” are getting involved in the US election campaign. In a video, Hank Azaria, the voice of Chief Wiggum, reacted to Donald Trump's statement that migrants in Springfield are eating dogs and cats. While the 78-year-old claimed in a presidential debate that the city's residents had to fear for their pets, Wiggum countered in Simpsons style: “Do you mean hot dogs?”

In the parody, Chief Wiggum takes a call from a concerned Springfield resident who reports people eating dogs and cats.

“Springfield Police Chief Clancy Wiggum, how can I help you?” he begins in the clip, before asking, confused, “People eat dogs?” What, you mean hot dogs? Oh, cats! Mr. Katz eats hot dogs? No? People eat dogs and cats? Dogs and cats in Springfield?… Are they good?”

Meme storm and Simpsons satire

Donald Trump made the statements during a debate with Kamala Harris on September 10. He claimed that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating dogs and cats. His words quickly sparked a wave of memes and mockery online, especially among the Simpsons fan community. Many used well-known scenes from the series to parody his statement.

“In Springfield, they're eating the dogs. The people who came in, they're eating the cats. “They're eating the pets of the people who live there,” Trump said, further claiming that this was an example of the supposedly devastating consequences of immigration policies in the United States.

These unsubstantiated claims were quickly refuted by the debate moderators, who pointed out that there is no evidence of such incidents in Springfield.

Republican politician JD Vance, who supports Donald Trump's campaign, defended the comments, telling CNN: “It's possible that these rumors are false. But we have heard from several people, first-hand and second-hand, that these things happen.” Despite the authorities' refutation, Vance stood firm in his position.