The ministry published a statement on its Facebook account, which read: “The ministry expresses its Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deeply concerned about the discriminatory statements made by American politicians against our citizens, especially those living in Springfield, Ohio“
“Unfortunately, this is not the first time that our citizens abroad have fallen victim to public disinformation campaigns, stigmatization and dehumanization to serve political purposes ahead of elections,” the statement added.
Despite the clear reference to the claim that haitians They steal and eat pets in USThe names of the politicians directly responsible for publishing these words were not mentioned.
During the first presidential debate between him and his rival, the Vice President Kamala Harrisbroadcast by ABC News, former US President Donald Trump repeated a claim that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were “stealing dogs and cats and eating them.”
“In Springfield, they eat the dogs, the people who come in, they eat the cats, they eat the pets of the people who live here,” Trump said.
This claim has been promoted by several prominent Republicans in the past week, including Republican vice presidential nominee Senator J.D. Vance.
For its part, the city of Springfield and local police said they had seen no evidence for the claim, which appears to have come from a Facebook post by someone claiming to be a resident who said it was a story about their neighbor’s daughter’s girlfriend.
Vance admitted that Social MediaTuesday, that “the rumors he heard from locals were likely false.”
