Reacting to Donald Trump's provocative comments, the White House urged
Republicans to stop spreading false rumors about Haitian immigrants in
Springfield.
OH, it is extremely sad and concerning that a community
is facing this type of danger and virtual.
And as the president said today, I think very forcefully,
this needs to stop.
Again, this is conspiracy theory.
What we're hearing that has been debunked by the Ohio.
This, this the Ohio Police Department, the Springfield mayor, the
city manager.
The comments came after a bomb alert prompted the evacuation
of several schools and government buildings in Springfield on Friday.
The emailed threats, which claimed several bombs had been planted
throughout the city, explicitly referenced a recent influx of Haitian
immigrants, echoing false claims made by Trump and other Republicans
that these communities were kidnapping and eating pets.
Speaking at a press conference in California on Friday, Trump
refused to apologize for the comments and vowed to carry
out mass deportations while apparently confusing Haiti and Venezuela.
In Springfield, OH, 20,000 illegal Haitian migrants have descended upon
a town of 58,000 people, destroying their way of life.
I can say this, we will do large deportations from
Springfield.
OH, large deportations.
We're going to get these people out.
We're bringing them back to Venezuela.
Kamala Harris, meanwhile, continued to hit the campaign trail, holding
2 rallies in Pennsylvania on Friday, a swing state seen
as a crucial battleground in the presidential race.