Springfield children 'fearful' amid dozens of bomb threats after false migrant rumors
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The dozens of bomb threats and the onslaught of public attention that has befallen a small Ohio city since President Donald Trump and others pushed the false claim that Haitian migrants were stealing and eating pets has children living in fear, worried parents said Thursday.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — The dozens of bomb threats and the onslaught of public attention that has befallen a small Ohio city since President Donald Trump and others pushed the false claim that Haitian migrants were stealing and eating pets has children living in fear, worried parents said Thursday.
“They’re scared to go to school. They’re unsure of what’s going on,” John Michael Moore said of his children. “These kids are like sponges. They’re absorbing everything. We just wish it would stop.”
Dozens of bomb threats have been made in Springfield, including at schools, in the days since Trump repeated the baseless and harmful claims about Haitian migrants during a debate with Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, and their allies have also spread the lie.
Officials have said the allegations are false, and city police issued a statement saying that there were “no credible reports” of Haitian immigrants harming pets.
That hasn’t stopped a barrage of threats from causing school evacuations and shutdowns.
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