Amber Rose Supports Trump-Vance Racist Comments On Haitian Immigrants
Amber Rose defends the conspiracy led by former President Donald Trump and his running mate J.D. Vance that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were stealing and consuming community pets. Speaking with TMZ, the 40-year-old doubled down on the racist, xenophobic claims.
“Haitian immigrants are absolutely eating people’s cats and dogs in Springfield,” claimed Rose when speaking with the tabloid. When confronted with the fact that these statements were untrue, she continued her misguided rhetoric.
“I’ve seen videos online where people claim their pets were taken by Haitian immigrants,” she detailed. “Why is it racist if it’s true?”
The mother-of-two then alleged, “It is a known fact that in Haitian culture, some people do eat cats… That’s part of Haitian culture, right? It’s not every Haitian person, but some do.”
Last week, Springfield police confirmed they have received no reports related to pets being stolen and eaten. The rumor spread after a social media post originally from a local Facebook group went viral. The user claimed that their neighbor’s daughter’s friend had lost her cat and found it hanging at a Haitian neighbor’s home being carved for a meal. Immigrants were also falsely accused of eating ducks and geese at local parks.
Since the controversy, Kodak Black, who is Haitian, continued his support for Trump. John Legend, a native of Springfield shared a lengthy video on Instagram dispelling the myths and offering support for our “Haitian brothers and sisters.”
Garcelle Beauvais, who is Haitian also uploaded a video to Instagram speaking out against the dangerous conspiracy, encouraging people to vote.
“This is not about politics. It’s about humanity. We must condemn this kind of hatred, this kind of racism for anyone. I have always been a proud Haitian immigrant,” she said. “Coming to America, working hard, that’s what we do, coming from gratitude. And I will not sit by and let people talk about my community in any way they want for their own gain.”
Since the claims have been magnified on the national stage by Trump and associates, more than 30 bomb threats have been made against schools, government buildings, and city officials’ homes, per the Associated Press.
The woman whose Facebook post sparked the ordeal shared with NBC News that the nationwide outrage was not her intention.
“It just exploded into something I didn’t mean to happen,” detailed the woman identified as Erika Lee. She later added, “I didn’t think it would ever get past Springfield.”
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