During the debate, Trump accused Springfield immigrants of kidnapping and eating pets. The attacks on Haitian immigrants in Springfield drew a response from Joe Biden.
Springfield authorities say they have not received any credible reports of anyone eating pets.
Biden on Friday named his press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, a proud Haitian-American.
– This is a community that is under attack right now in our country. It’s just not right. There’s no place for this in America. This has to stop what he’s doing. This has to end, Biden said.
Donald Trump: They eat cats. Springfield authorities: We don’t know anything about it
Haitian community leaders in the United States have accused Republican politicians of increasing tensions in Springfield and putting people’s lives at risk with their statements.
During the debate, Trump said that immigrants in Springfield “eat dogs, (…) eat cats.” Trump’s vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance previously made similar accusations against immigrants in Springfield.
