Trump Screamed Racist “Eating Pets” Lie At Debate

NBC News reports:

Former President Donald Trump, during Tuesday’s presidential debate, pushed the baseless claim about Haitian immigrants in Ohio eating dogs and other pets.

“They’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats!” Trump said during an answer to a question about immigration. “They’re eating the pets of the people that live there, and this is what’s happening in our country, and it’s a shame!”

Trump’s answer was among the most extraordinary of the first 30 minutes of the debate: a former U.S. president spreading an internet rumor — one labeled by some of his critics as racist — in front of an audience of millions of Americans. The comment illustrated the rapid spread of misinformation in today’s media ecosystem.

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This is the moment when Trump left ZERO doubt that his mind is in a state of rapid deterioration: “In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs, the people that came in, they’re eating the cats, they’re eating the pets of the people that live there.” pic.twitter.com/5T5oKxxyZz

— Bill Madden (@maddenifico) September 11, 2024