I am at a loss to understand why Trump and Vance continue to talk about Haitians eating pets in Springfield, Ohio. The story has been debunked by the Republican Governor of Ohio, Mike DeWine, who has pointed out that the Haitians there are there legally and the employers are happy to have them. Instead of changing the subject to talk about immigration and undocumented immigrants, they persist in spreading this libel.

While it is often difficult to distinguish political rhetoric from intentional falsehood, this is really disgusting. Substitute the terms “Jews” or “Mexicans” or “Italians” or “Irish” and realize these types of lies have permeated our communities over time against all of the aforementioned groups. How is this okay?

When those who seek power demonize innocent people and then boast of their intent to round people up, we should remember that these things don’t end well.