The hateful, deceptive, and racist campaign led by former President Donald Trump, his running mate JD Vance, Elon Musk, Ted Cruz, and other far-right figures against the Haitian community in Springfield, Ohio, which has resulted in threats against public institutions in the city, has provoked outrage from some American politicians of Haitian descent.

"This is unacceptable, offensive, and false," reacted U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick during a meeting on Haiti's development at the 53rd Legislative Conference of the Black Caucus in Washington, DC, on Friday, September 13, 2024.