Clergy, social justice activists and other community leaders are urging residents of Springfield, Ohio, to resist the fear Donald Trump and running mate JD Vance are spreading by slandering Haitian and other immigrants who have settled in the city. During... The post Faith leaders urge Springfield residents to resist the fear of Trump and Vance appeared first on Baptist News Global.

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Residents of Springfield, Ohio, wait for political firestorm to blow over

‘This rhetoric hurts the city and its people, and it hurts those who have spent their lives there,’ Governor DeWine said, directly calling out the claims spread by Trump and Vance

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Ohio governor condemns Trump’s attacks on Haitian migrants in emotional op-ed

Facing intense criticism for promoting false claims that Haitian immigrants in the Ohio city of Springfield are abducting and eating other residents’ pets, Sen. JD Vance has tried to pivot by blaming Vice President Kamala Harris and the influx of Haitians during her vice presidency for a variety of broader social issues in Springfield.

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Fact check: Springfield had more murders under Trump than under Biden-Harris

It's tragic that public figures would choose to spread fear, hateful gossip, and rumors.

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I meet Haitians every day in Springfield. Now I'm scared for all of us

Haitians in blue-collar Springfield, Ohio, are not the only ones feeling threatened in the wake of false accusations that they are eating their neighbors' cats and dogs. Across town, people are anxious and worried about what's next.

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Anti-Haitian rhetoric has made Springfield residents dismayed and fearful

The city of Springfield, Ohio, has enacted emergency powers to safeguard its community after receiving dozens of threats over alleged incidents of Haitian immigrants eating cats and wild animals in the city, gaining national attention.
Announced Sept. 19, Mayor Rob Rue issued a proclamation under the city’s charter allowing local law enforcement to immediately react to civil unrest, cyber threats, and potential acts of violence. It also allows t…

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Vance’s original lie has been proven wrong time and time again — but now he’s back with a new one.

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JD Vance Is Spreading A New Racist Lie About Haitians

Call it a mother’s intuition. After former President Donald Trump repeated a vicious smear about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, during his September 10 debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, many parents in that community instinctively kept their children home from school. They were right to be concerned. In the days following Trump remarking on national television that these immigrants are eating household pets — a debunked rumor that first …

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Trump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio  — In the quiet corners of Springfield, Ohio — out of sight of the drumbeat of politicians and journalists, troopers and newly installed security cameras — the people who live here are taking a breath, praying and attempting to carry on.
Between the morning bomb sweeps of Springfield's schools and the near daily afternoon media briefings, a hush comes over the city of 58,000 that residents say is uncanny, haunting even. It's fe…

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A Haitian community leader in Springfield, Ohio tells Morning Edition that some newcomers are pondering leaving after a string of bomb threats made to the city after former President Trump elevated debunked claims about new migrants during presidential debate with VP Harris.

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Bomb threats followed Trump's false claims about Springfield. Some Haitians may leave

Trump's running mate J.D. Vance admits to lying about cat-eating immigrants. Only to then spread even more falsehoods about the issue of migration.

Trumps Vizekandidat J. D. Vance räumt ein, über Katzen essende Einwanderer gelogen zu haben. Nur, um dann über das Thema Migration noch mehr Unwahrheiten zu verbreiten.

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Faith leaders urge Springfield residents to resist the fear of Trump and Vance

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