Donald Trump, during the Sept. 10 debate, actually argued that “illegal” Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating dogs, cats, and other pets. First, since the Haitian immigrants are all here legally, the premise of his claim was a lie. Then, days later, JD Vance admitted he had no evidence that any pets were eaten, saying “If I have to create stories” to get attention for Trump in the media, then that’s what he’ll do.
Now the MAGAs are pretending it’s a joke. Billboards in Arizona show cute kittens that say: “Please don’t eat us. Vote Republican.” MAGAs are the only people who would think these racist, disgusting lies are cute, who would not realize these lies have real world consequences.
The people who left Haiti did not come here to lie around on welfare. They came because Ohio was offering jobs. They came because they thought this was a safer place to live, and there was opportunity to give their families a safer life. One of their employers in Springfield said, “Thirty of them work here. I wish I had 30 more.”
Now the MAGAs have made bomb threats in hospitals, elementary schools, police stations, and the city hall. Police dogs are being used to sniff for bombs. The immigrants and locals are pulling their children out of school because they are afraid the children will be killed or injured by a bomb or some MAGA whacko with an AR15.
In an interview filmed from his back so he could not be identified, a Haitian immigrant said one of his coworkers asked him if he really ate cats and dogs. Another asked if he should go back to Haiti because it was too dangerous in the USA.
Can you imagine MAGAs spreading these lies about a WHITE immigrant? Can you imagine a MAGA making “jokes” like this about anyone who is WHITE?
I thought we had all recognized people of color as being human back in the 1960s. I can’t believe we’re still having to fight this garbage in 2024.
Kate Furness
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