By Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN
(CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his false claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating their neighbors’ pets, using a town hall with undecided Latino voters to prop up misinformation that has been rejected by local and statewide leaders from both parties.
Asked by an audience member if he truly believed the Springfield story, Trump insisted he was only “saying what was reported.”
“All I do is report,” Trump said, not sharing his sources other than to name “newspapers.” The former president also – again without any evidence – said the migrant community is “eating other things too that they’re not supposed to be.”
His latest incendiary remarks came during a Univision forum in Florida moderated by Mexican journalist Enrique Acevedo. Trump has made inroads with Hispanic voters, but Vice President Kamala Harris still has an advantage – albeit slimmer than Joe Biden’s in 2020 – with that demographic.
Trump stood and nodded as he was asked some of the most pointed questions he’s faced from voters on the 2024 campaign trail – including why he “waited so long to take action” as his supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and what he’d tell the families of gun violence victims about his opposition to gun control measures.
The former president didn’t criticize the questioners but didn’t budge on his positions, either. He largely ignored the detailed questions from the audience,...
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