Republicans are pushing 'dangerous' Haitian conspiracy theory, White House says

Doina Chiacu - Reuters - 10/09
The White House said Republicans are spreading dangerous false claims about Haitian immigrants, after U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate JD Vance and other top Republicans posted social messages accusing Haitians of eating cats and other pets.
WASHINGTON, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The White House said Republicans are spreading dangerous false claims about Haitian immigrants, after U.S. senator and vice presidential candidate JD Vance and other top Republicans posted social messages accusing Haitians of eating cats and other pets.
"What's deeply concerning to us is you've got now elected officials in the Republican Party pushing, you know, yet another conspiracy theory that's just seeking to divide people based on lies and, let's be honest, based on an element of racism," said White House national security spokesperson John Kirby.
"This kind of language, this kind of disinformation, is dangerous because there will be people that believe it, no matter how ludicrous and stupid it is, and they mig...
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