One attendee, Jose Saralegui, a registered Republican from Rio Rico, Arizona, asked Trump if he believes that Haitian migrants are eating the pets of the citizens of Springfield, Ohio, — a debunked online rumor that Trump and his running mate JD Vance have repeated several times.

Donald Trump has refused to admit he falsely accused Haitian immigrants of eating peoples’ pets as he doubled down on his statements during a Univision town hall Wednesday with undecided Latino voters.

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday repeated his false claim that Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, are eating their neighbors’ pets, using a town hall with undecided Hispanic voters to prop up misinformation that has been rejected by local and statewide leaders from both parties.

The former president told voters in Florida that he was simply reporting what had happened in Springfield, Ohio.

As Donald Trump fielded questions from a crowd of Hispanic voters at a town hall in South Florida on Wednesday, one man in the audience wanted to know: Does the former president really believe debunked claims that Haitian migrants in Springfield,

Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended spreading lies that Haitian immigrants are eating peoples’ pets in Springfield, Ohio, saying he was simply repeating “what was reported,” despite local officials repeatedly debunking the baseless claims.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Wednesday stood by debunked claims that immigrants in Ohio were eating pets, telling Latino voters during a town hall he was “just saying what was reported.