Donald Trump turns back to claims of Haitian migrants eating pets
At a Univision town hall for undecided Latino voters in Miami in October 2024, Donald Trump defended the false claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets, a claim JD Vance and right-wing figures had spread on social media. He also repeated an exaggerated figure for the number of Haitian migrants living in Springfield.
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