Entertainer John Legend took to social media Thursday to critique Donald Trump’s widely debunked claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating residents’ pets.
Singer-songwriter John Legend took to his Instagram account Thursday following Tuesday’s presidential debate to denounce and debunk former President Trump’s claims that Haitian migrants were eating cats and dogs in Legend’s hometown city of Springfield, Ohio.
While Springfield has seen a significant increase in the number of Haitian migrants arriving in the city, Legend dismissed the viral claims of pet-snatching and -eating.
“Nobody’s eating cats. Nobody’s eating dogs”, he said in a lengthy video while donning a white robe from his Beverly Hills mansion more than 2,200 miles away from Springfield. “The bottom line is these people came to Springfield because there were jobs for them, and they were willing to work.”
Captioning his post “How about we love one another. See each other’s humanity…. Let’s talk about Springfield, Ohio”, the Grammy- and Oscar-winning entertainer said he was born “John R. Stephens” and raised in Springfield. He urged residents to show “grace” to the roughly 15,000 immigrants who have arrived there.
“They wanted to live the American dream, just like your German ancestors, your Irish ancestors, your Italian ancestors, your Jewish ancestors.
