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John Legend Slams Donald Trump’s ‘Hateful’ Claim That Haitian Immigrants Eat Pets in His Hometown


John Legend slammed Donald Trump for repeating the Haitian immigrant pet-eating rumors about the singer's hometown of Springfield, Ohio. Watch.

In a video posted to his Instagram account Thursday (Sept. 12), two days after Trump’s first debate with Kamala Harris, Legend — who is from Springfield — shared his thoughts on the easily debunked claims about his hometown’s immigrant community. After outlining how the federal government assisted the Haitian population in legally moving to the United States, Legend compared the situation to other international communities — Polish, Irish, Italian, German, Jewish and Jamaican, to name a few — who’ve also immigrated over the years in pursuit of the American dream. With anti-immigration sentiment being a core tenet of Trump’s platform, his campaign was quick to use the rumors as fuel for his third White House bid, as conservative outlets spread the false story online.

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