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Around the U.S.
‘A very old political trope’ — the racist U.S. history behind Trump’s Haitian pet eater claim:
Demonizing immigrants through falsehoods about their diet is a political tactic that originated in the late 19th century, during the height of anti-Chinese sentiment. — The Guardian
JD Vance admits to creating false claims about immigrants, saying “you’re never going to get this stuff perfect:”
“People are frustrated with the national media attention. Some people are also grateful that finally, someone is paying attention to what’s going on,” the Republican vice presidential nominee said. — CBS News
Five days in Ohio — baseless rumors about Haitian immigrants threaten to unravel Springfield:
Local residents say the town’s economic upswing has come with growing pains, and its comeback story has been overshadowed by lies about its Haitian population. — NBC News
Ohio’s GOP governor defends Haitian immigrants in Springfield:
“Ohio is on the move, and Springfield has really made a great resurgence with a lot of companies coming in. These Haitians came in to work for these companies,” DeWine said. — ABC News
‘Going backward’ — how demonizing migrants remains fertile ground in U.S.:
Anti-migrant tropes invoked for political purposes are fueling dehumanization and raise the risk of violence, experts say. — Al Jazeera
Washington D.C.
‘No place in America’ — Biden says narrative about Haitian immigrants ‘simply wrong’:
President Biden said unsubstantiated claims that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are eating pets have “no place in America.” He added, “This has to stop, what he’s doing. It has to stop,”referring to Trump. — ABC News
How the false story of a gang ‘takeover’ in Colorado reached Trump:
The claim that Aurora, Colorado, has been overrun by gun-toting migrants stemmed from the city’s fight with a landlord. Now it is central to one of Trump’s anti-immigrant campaign promises. — The New York Times
In Arizona, California and Nevada, Trump focuses on his favorite foil — immigrants:
After bringing up false claims about immigrants in the presidential debate, Trump spent much of his campaign stop in Tucson repeating them. — NPR
