{"id":2344560,"date":"2024-09-22T16:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-22T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-back-against-haitian-fearmongering-allegations-in-new-resolution-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-22T16:57:25","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T20:57:25","slug":"democrats-push-back-against-haitian-fearmongering-allegations-in-new-resolution-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-back-against-haitian-fearmongering-allegations-in-new-resolution-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats push back against Haitian \u2018fearmongering\u2019 allegations in new resolution &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-push-back-against-haitian-fearmongering-allegations-in-new-resolution-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2344560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats\u2063 are responding to allegations made by certain Republicans that Haitian immigrants\u2064 in Ohio are engaging in unethical \u2062behavior, such as allegedly eating pets.\u2064 In an effort \u200cto combat these claims and the associated racism, the House \u200cHaiti Caucus, led by \u2064Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL), \u200bintroduced \u200da resolution to celebrate the contributions \u2064of Haitian people and condemn the spread of misinformation. \u2062This announcement followed statements\u2064 from Democratic leaders, including Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) and Congressional Black Caucus Chair Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV), who condemned the fearmongering as harmful and dangerous to Haitian \u2063communities.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution comes \u200bin the wake of aggressive rhetoric from figures like former President Donald Trump and Sen.\u200c J.D. Vance\u2064 (R-OH), which\u2064 has incited \u200bfear and hostility against Haitian immigrants,\u200c particularly after vague rumors gained \u200dtraction, leading to \u200dbomb threats in Springfield, Ohio. Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jd-vance-stresses-need-for-journalists-to-investigate-migrants-eating-pets-story-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"JD Vance stresses need for journalists to investigate migrants eating pets story - Washington Examiner\">local officials denying<\/a> the \u200cclaims, the \u200bsituation has escalated, highlighting ongoing\u2062 tensions \u200dsurrounding \u200dimmigration and race in the \u200dU.S. Democrats are urging an end to such damaging narratives to prevent further harm \u2062to vulnerable communities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats push back against Haitian &lsquo;fearmongering&rsquo; allegations in new resolution<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1765895\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Democrats<\/a> are launching a campaign to combat the false claims by top <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republicans<\/a> accusing Haitian immigrants in Ohio of eating their neighbors&rsquo; pets by introducing a new <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>House<\/a> resolution to condemn racism and bigotry toward the demographic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Unveiled Friday by the House Haiti Caucus, the resolution would celebrate the &ldquo;vast contributions of people of Haitian descent&rdquo; and &ldquo;condemn the spread of misinformation.&rdquo; The measure was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-resolution\/1473\/text?s=5&amp;r=1&amp;q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22maxwell+frost%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>introduced<\/a> by Rep. Maxwell Frost (D-FL).<\/p>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/i\/broadcasts\/1ynJODPzRZQxR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>press conference on Friday<\/a>, Democrats said these false narratives, pushed forward by former President Donald Trump and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), are making Haitian immigrants the target of aggression and violent threats. Many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sears-slams-pelosi-ahead-of-virginia-election-take-care-of-your-own-backyard\/\" title=\"Sears criticizes Pelosi before Virginia election: &#039;Focus on your own issues&#039;\">attendees held signs<\/a> that said &ldquo;condemn Haitian hate&rdquo; and &ldquo;protect Haitian families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have chosen to spew racist and xenophobic lies as a political tool and weaponize rhetoric to place innocent families in harm&rsquo;s way,&rdquo; said Rep.&nbsp;Yvette Clarke&nbsp;(D-NY), one of three co-chairwomen of the Haiti Caucus.<\/p>\n<p>Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) echoed Clarke&rsquo;s comments, stating that the baseless claims have forced Haitian communities to &ldquo;live in fear because of a lie.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Springfield, Ohio, community, where the rumors that migrants were eating pets originated, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-surrenders-at-nyc-courthouse\/\" title=\"Trump Surrenders at NYC Courthouse\">received bomb threats<\/a> that used &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2024\/09\/12\/bomb-threat-springfield-ohio-haitian-immigrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>hateful language<\/a>&rdquo; toward migrants and Haitians, in particular. The claims reached a national level when Vance posted on social media that Springfield residents &ldquo;have had their pets abducted and eaten by people who shouldn&rsquo;t be in this country.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Where is our border czar?&rdquo; he asked, referring to the unofficial moniker given to Harris as Vance and Republicans continue to hit Harris and the administration over the border crisis. The claims that migrants are eating pets are the latest news peg that conservatives are using to highlight the effects of illegal immigrants, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3158796\/house-bill-passes-requiring-deportation-illegal-immigrants-history-sex-offenses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>violence against women<\/a> and an increase in crime.<\/p>\n<p>Springfield officials have denied the claims, but Trump caused further backlash from Democrats after he repeated them on the debate stage against Harris on Sept. 10. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can only hope and pray that the false and racist rhetoric by the former president and his running mate and other extremists do not lead to violence &mdash; in Springfield or any other Haitian or immigrant community,&rdquo; Horsford said at the conference Friday. &ldquo;Enough is enough. The racist fearmongering must stop, and it must stop now.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Frost slammed GOP politicians for repeating the unfounded claims, particularly Vance when he said on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CNN\">CNN<\/a> last week that if he has to &ldquo;create stories so that the American media actually pays attention to the suffering of the American people, then that&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m going to do.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve seen this before. Authoritarian leaders picking a community, making lies about them, and then turning to their base and saying, &lsquo;If you&rsquo;re scared, vote for me,&rsquo;&rdquo; Frost said Friday. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re here to say that this is racism, this is bigotry, and it should be automatically disqualifying for any elected official to bring this up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While some House Republicans like Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH), who represents Springfield, are arguing that Trump and Vance &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/house\/4890148-mike-turner-denounces-false-claims-springfield-ohio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"have moved on\">have moved on<\/a>&rdquo; from this storyline, Democrats are not convinced. They highlighted Trump&rsquo;s immigration policies and worked to tie them to Project 2025, a conservative planning agenda that the former president has distanced himself from &mdash; including a recommendation that would eliminate a temporary protected status that is held by many legal Haitian immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Haitian migrants, who escaped national repression, do not deserve to be slandered by racist fearmongers while seeking safety in our country,&rdquo; Clarke said Friday.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1765895\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1765895\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats are responding to unfounded accusations from prominent Republicans that Haitian immigrants in Ohio are consuming their neighbors&#8217; pets by introducing a new House resolution aimed at denouncing racism and bigotry against this group. The resolution, presented on Friday by the House Haiti Caucus, seeks to acknowledge the significant contributions of individuals of Haitian descent and to condemn the dissemination of false information. Representative Maxwell Frost (D-FL) introduced the measure. During a press conference, Democrats asserted that these misleading narratives, propagated by former President Donald Trump and Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH), have made Haitian immigrants targets for hostility and threats of violence. Many participants displayed signs reading &#8220;condemn Haitian hate&#8221; and &#8220;protect Haitian families.&#8221; Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY), one of the co-chairs of the Haiti Caucus, criticized those spreading these racist and xenophobic lies as using them as political tools that endanger innocent families. Congressional Black Caucus Chairman Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) supported Clarke&#8217;s remarks, noting that such baseless claims have instilled fear within Haitian communities.<\/p>\n<p>The rumors about migrants eating pets originated in Springfield, Ohio\u2014a community that has since received bomb threats containing hateful language directed at migrants, particularly Haitians. These allegations gained national attention when Vance claimed on social media that residents had their pets taken and eaten by undocumented individuals. He also questioned Vice President Kamala Harris&#8217;s role regarding border issues during his comments.<\/p>\n<p>These pet-eating claims represent a broader narrative conservatives are using to draw attention to perceived negative impacts from illegal immigration, including increased crime rates and violence against women. Although officials in Springfield have denied these allegations, Trump&#8217;s reiteration of them during a debate with Harris on September 10 further fueled Democratic outrage.<\/p>\n<p>Horsford expressed concern over potential violence stemming from such false rhetoric while calling for an end to racist fearmongering immediately. Frost criticized GOP leaders for perpetuating these unsubstantiated claims\u2014particularly highlighting Vance&#8217;s recent comments about fabricating stories for media attention regarding American suffering.<\/p>\n<p>Frost remarked on historical patterns where authoritarian figures target specific communities with lies to rally support based on fear: \u201cThis is racism; this is bigotry,\u201d he stated emphatically while asserting it should disqualify any elected official who promotes such narratives.<\/p>\n<p>While some House Republicans like Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) argue Trump and Vance have moved past this issue, Democrats remain skeptical\u2014pointing out Trump&#8217;s immigration policies linked with Project 2025\u2014a conservative agenda suggesting eliminating temporary protected status held by many legal Haitian immigrants seeking refuge in America after fleeing oppression in their home country<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2344561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/house-haiti-caucus-resolution.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,14047,17800,5421],"class_list":["post-2344560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-fearmongering","tag-haiti","tag-resolution"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/house-haiti-caucus-resolution.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2344560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2344560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2344560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}