The article discusses how Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance made false claims about Haitian immigrants eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The author, a native Ohioan and person of Haitian descent, refutes these claims as xenophobic and harmful.
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As a native of Ohio and an American of Haitian descent, I know these wild and false claims by Trump and others are nothing but xenophobic dog whistles. Trump’s comments come on the heels of his running mate making the same claims earlier in the week, during a campaign stop in Springfield itself. This type of rhetoric is unbefitting of any political candidate seeking office in America, let alone the nominees of one of the two major parties to be president and vice president.
It’s worth noting that, after the attacks on the Haitian community by Vance and Trump, Ohio’s Republican governor, Mike DeWine, publicly spoke out in support of the new residents of his state and made it clear he had no intention of changing course. It’s critically important to remember that these attempts to denigrate Haitians are both nothing new, and completely out of character with our community.
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