The repercussions of Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate and former president of the United States, who said in a TV debate that “Haitian immigrants who come to Springfield eat the dogs and cats raised by the residents,” are growing. There was even a bomb threat in Springfield, a small city in Ohio with a large Haitian immigrant population. Meanwhile, some are pointing out that the source of this rumor is a 31-year-old “far-right conspiracy theorist” who is close to candidate Trump.
According to Reuters and other sources, Springfield authorities announced on the 12th (local time), “City Hall will be closed today due to bomb threats to several facilities in Springfield,” and “Residents are asked to evacuate the area around City Hall while the investigation is ongoing.” City officials said, “At approximately 8:24 a.m. today, a bomb threat email was sent to several city agencies and the media,” and City Hall employees have already been evacuated.
Trump, who appeared in the first TV debate with Democratic presidential candidate and Vice President Kamala Harris on the 10th, mentioned an unfounded conspiracy theory that Haitian immigrants in Springfield eat pets such as dogs and cats. Some Haitian immigrants in the area are expressing fears for their safety, such as not sending their children to school. On the 12th, the White House criticized Trump’s remarks as “hate speech that puts the lives of residents at risk.”
There are also claims that the claim was influenced by Laura Loomer (31), who is known as a ‘far-right conspiracy theorist’. Loomer is a far-right influencer with 1.2 million followers on social media X. She has recently been frequently seen at events supporting Trump, and is known to have ridden Trump’s private plane to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where the TV debate was held. She also accompanied Trump to the 9/11 terrorist attacks memorial service on the 11th.
The British daily The Times reported that “Lumer spread the conspiracy theory that ‘immigrants eat pets’ on social media a few days before the presidential debate,” and “encouraged Trump to use it to attack candidate Harris.” On the 9th, a day before the debate, Lumer repeated the claim about his ‘X.’
CNN quoted a source and analyzed, “Rumor knows Trump’s personal phone number and calls him frequently,” and “If you look at Rumor’s social media, you can guess Trump’s next move.” This is an indication that Rumor is exerting considerable influence on candidate Trump.
Last year, Rumors also claimed conspiracy theories such as “9/11 terrorist attacks were an internal act of the US government.” Recently, he made the claim that “candidate Harris is not black.” He was banned from Facebook and Instagram due to his continued false propaganda.
Born in Arizona in 1993, Rumer has been active in far-right groups such as Project Veritas. In 2020, he ran for the Florida Republican House of Representatives with the support of candidate Trump, but was defeated.
Rumors are also a headache within the Republican Party. Criticism continued that “it only hurts Trump.” Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (D-GA), a prominent MAGA figure in the House of Representatives, criticized that “rumors do not represent MAGA,” and that “the tone of hate is a big problem for the Republican Party.”
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