Former President Trump added to a baseless conspiracy theory he's peddled about Haitian immigrants eating cats and dogs during a Univision Noticias town hall in Doral, Florida, on Wednesday.

Why it matters: After Trump and other Republicans amplified the false rumors that began in Springfield, Ohio, and spread online, residents in the community faced security threats.

• Still, Trump and his allies have doubled down on the claims.

Driving the news: A Latino attendee asked Trump at the town hall if he really believed that "these people are eating the people's pets," per a clip Univision released ahead of the event airing at 10pm ET Wednesday.

• "I was just saying what was reported that's been reported and eating other things, too, that they're not supposed to be," Trump said.

State of play: The Republican presidential nominee earlier made the pet-eating claim at his presidential debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. ABC debate moderator David Muir noted officials said there was no credible evidence to the reports.

• Jose Saralegui, who described himself at the Univision town hall as a registered Republican but an undecided voter, noted as he asked Trump about his baseless claims that "authorities in Springfield, Ohio, have more than one time clarified that the Haitians are not eating their cats and their dogs."
• Yet Trump still wants to "revoke the permit they have to legally reside in this country," Saralegui said, referencing Trump's vow to revoke immigration status for...

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