After the city manager of Springfield, it’s now Ohio’s Republican governor who has denied Donald Trump’s accusations against Haitians in Springfield, Ohio.
Republican Governor Mike DeWine has dismissed the allegations made by Donald Trump, his running mate JD Vance, and their associates that Haitian immigrants in Springfield have stolen and eaten the pets of the city’s residents.
“It’s something that came out on the Internet, and the Internet can be pretty crazy sometimes,” DeWine said in an interview on CBS’s “America Decides” program. According to DeWine, these are wild and unsubstantiated allegations that first surfaced online.
All Springfield city officials have unanimously refuted the accusations against Haitian immigrants. “There is no evidence to support the false accusations of the Republican ticket and their supporters,” said Governor Mike DeWine. “I think we have to go by what the mayor says. He knows his city,” added DeWine, who is from the same party as the instigators of the racist allegations against Haitian residents of Springfield, Ohio.
During the debate between the two U.S. presidential candidates, former President Donald Trump claimed that Haitians living in Springfield, Ohio, steal and eat the pets of the city’s residents. He portrayed the immigrants as criminals and mentally ill individuals facilitated by Democrats.
“In Springfield, they eat the dogs,” Donald Trump declared. “The people who came here eat the cats. They eat the pets of the people who live there. That’s what’s happening in our country. And it’s a disgrace,” declared the Republican candidate, known for his visceral hatred of Haitian immigrants and other Latin American and Caribbean countries.
The White House rejected these accusations, denouncing them as “dangerous.”
According to the National Security Council spokesman, the Republicans’ false accusations could have serious consequences for minority groups in the United States.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby warned that individuals acting on these accusations could harm Haitians in the United States.
With over 197 million followers on his own Twitter platform, Elon Musk poured all his energy into the racist and discriminatory campaign against Haitian immigrants.
Since the presidential debate on September 10, discussions in the majority of American media have been dominated by Donald Trump and his cohorts’ racist accusations against Haitians. Several local media outlets have been seen in Haitian communities in Boston, Miami, and New York, among others, gathering reactions from Haitian community leaders.