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ICYMI: Trump on Springfield Haitian migrants: ‘They have to be removed’ [NewsNation]
In an interview with NewsNation, Donald Trump said he would revoke Temporary Protected Status for Haitian migrants living in Springfield, Ohio and ‘remove them’.
It follows a month-long, hate-filled campaign targeting Haitians living in the suburban Ohio town demonized first by JD Vance who admitted to “creating stories” about Haitian migrants last month. Donald Trump later repeated the same false claims that migrants are eating pets on the debate stage.
“Florida has the largest population of Haitians in America and we will not stand by silently while Donald Trump threatens and terrorizes this community. This is a false narrative with real consequences,” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. “Donald Trump has already told us what he’ll do if he returns to the White House — run the largest deportation program in American history. He is a danger not just to the Haitian community but to all immigrants. Haitians, Nicaraguans, Venezuelans and all immigrants in Florida living with temporary protection are at risk of being targeted under Donald Trump — we can’t let that happen.”
Click here to read the full story. Read excerpts from the transcript below:
TRUMP: “Springfield is such a beautiful place. Have you seen what’s happened to it? It’s been overrun. You can’t do that to people. They have to be removed.”
REPORTER: “So you would revoke their temporary protected status?”
TRUMP: “Absolutely, I’d revoke it and I’d bring them back to their country.”
