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WATCH: Trump amplifies false racist rumor against Ohio’s Haitian immigrants in debate
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September 11, 2024
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2:05Now PlayingFormer President Donald Trump amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing and eating pets in the community.
Although city officials have said there’s no evidence to support that claim, Trump said immigrants in Springfield were “eating the pets of the people that live there.”
Trump used the anti-immigrant talking point, one that’s also been pushed by his running mate JD Vance on the campaign trail, during his Sept. 10 debate against Vice President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia.
Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee this summer after Biden gave a troubling debate performance in June, increasing calls for him to drop out of the race.
According to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, more than two-thirds of Americans say they will watch all or most of the debate. While many voters have already made up their minds, 14 percent of Americans say the debate will have a great impact on which candidate they choose.
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