Trump drags new animal into his debunked claims Haitian migrants are eating pets in Ohio

First it was cats and dogs. Then it was ducks.

And now, Donald Trump has dragged another animal into his wild, debunked conspiracy that Haitian migrants are eating pets in Springfield, Ohio: geese.

“A recording of 911 calls show that residents are reporting that the migrants are walking off with the town’s geese,” Trump told a crowd at a Tuscon, Arizona, rally.

“They’re taking the geese. You know where the geese are? In the park, in the lake. And even walking off with their pets.”

The Independent has reached out to Springfield Police Department.

Trump once again offered no evidence to support his claims.

Local authorities had already debunked the lies even before Trump peddled the narrative on the debate stage, with Springfield police saying there is no credible evidence to support the allegations.

Trump’s running mate JD Vance also admitted on Monday – after amplifying the claim himself – that it might not be true.

But that didn’t stop the former president from wildly pushing the false narrative when he faced off against Kamala Harris on stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday for their first – and likely only – presidential debate.

A handshake between the candidates marked the beginning and end of a cordial exchange, which quickly descended into Trump bombarding Harris with his typical lines of attack – claiming Minnesota Governor Tim Walz backed abortions after birth and, of course, the baseless Haitian migrants lie.

“They’re eating the dogs. They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the pets of the people that live there,” he said on Tuesday as Harris’s expression flitted between shock and amusement.

“Extreme,” the vice president quipped in response, as 67 million ABC viewers watched on television.

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