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WASHINGTON ― The father of an 11-year-old Ohio boy killed last year in a bus crash involving a Haitian immigrant driver lashed out on Tuesday at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance , for spreading hate at the expense of his son.
Aiden was killed in August 2023 when Hermanio Joseph, a Haitian immigrant, crashed his minivan into the boy’s school bus. Joseph, who wasabout Haitian immigrants. He’s amplified bogus “reports” that Haitians in Springfield have been abducting people’s pets and eating them — and when pressed on his false claims, he’s onlyin Tuesday night’s debate. “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs,” he claimed. “The people that came in, they’re eating the cats.
He also named the “morally bankrupt” politicians who have been using Aiden’s name to fan anti-immigrant hatred: Trump, Vance, Rep. Chip Roy and Ohio Senate GOP nominee Bernie Moreno.He added that he wanted “to clear the air” about what happened to Aiden. The stakes are high this year, and our 2024 coverage could use continued support. Would you consider becoming a regular HuffPost contributor?
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