Trump’s claims about Haitians draw from a centuries-long narrative

Call it a mother’s intuition. After former President Donald repeated a vicious smear about Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, during his September 10 debate with Vice President , many parents in that community instinctively . They were right to be concerned. In the days following Trump remarking on national television that these immigrants are eating household pets — a debunked rumor that first spread on social media — the threats rolled in. The that started shortly after the debate and continued through the weekend forced evacuations and closures of government buildings,...