The president of Haiti’s transitional council, Edgar Leblanc Fils, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, thanking those who have shown solidarity toward migrants in Springfield, Ohio.
The city has experienced bomb threats following false claims from former President Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio), that Haitian immigrants in the city are eating residents’ pets.
The AP reported Monday that schools, government buildings and city officials in Springfield have experienced more than 30 bomb threats.
“On behalf of the entire Haitian people, I would like to extend a brotherly greeting to all friends of Haiti that have shown solidarity towards the migrants from our country and, in particular, those living in Springfield, Ohio, in the United States,” Fils said.
“The active participation of Haitian migrants at various levels of life in the United States is tangible and significant,”…
