For days, #Trump & his allies have zeroed in on #Springfield, #Ohio, [knowingly] amplifying *baseless claims* [LIES] that #Haitian #immigrants there are eating others’ pets. The promotion of such rumors, which thrust the city into the national spotlight [& made it a target for #WhiteNationalist #DomesticViolentExtremists], is rooted in a centuries-old #racist trope of #vilifying newcomers to the #UnitedStates & highlights the country’s present-day divides, historians say.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/14/trump-immigrants-eating-pets-racist-stereotype/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/09/14/trump-immigrants-eating-pets-racist-stereotype/
Trump’s false claim about Haitian immigrants eating pets invokes racist trope
The baseless assertion that immigrants in Ohio are eating people’s pets mirrors claims that have been used against migrants since the 1800s, scholars and historians say.Justine McDaniel (The Washington Post)
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •His remarks were the latest in a swirl of canards that #Trump has spread about #Haitian #immigrants, despite [#law enforcement], #local [+ #state & #federal government] officials debunking the claims [over & over & over]. Leaders in #Springfield have said the claims are harming the #community, which has been forced to #evacuate #schools, #CityHall & other buildings after receiving #threats due to Trump’s remarks.
#FactCheck #TrumpLies #dangerous #racist #ConspiracyTheories #WhiteNationalism
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •…#Trump has also incorrectly said that #Haitians in #Springfield are in the #US illegally, though local officials have rebutted that as well. The migrants were granted temporary protected status #TPS in the #UnitedStates after fleeing #violence at home.
The claims are the latest instances of Trump using #dehumanizing language when talking about people who immigrate to the US. They also mirror stereotypes some Americans have used against foreigners in the US for nearly 1½ centuries.
#TrumpLies
Nonilex
in reply to Nonilex • • •“My first thought was: Here we go again. This is a trope we’ve seen time & time again that is used to ‘other’ people of color [&] new immigrants.” said Anita Mannur