总统乔·拜登周五称,俄亥俄州斯普林菲尔德的海地移民绑架并食用猫狗,这一未经证实的说法是“完全错误的”,并且“在美国没有立足之地”。
“这必须停止,他在做什么。这必须停止,”他补充说,指的是前总统唐纳德·特朗普.
在过去的一周里,前总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)及其盟友继续对海地移民在斯普林菲尔德吃宠物这一未经证实的说法加倍下注。
白宫新闻秘书卡琳·让·皮埃尔在周五的新闻发布会上重申了总统谴责袭击俄亥俄州斯普林菲尔德市海地移民社区的信息。
“一个社区正面临这种类型的危险和尖酸刻薄,这是非常令人难过和担忧的,正如总统今天所说的,我非常强烈地认为,这种情况需要停止。她说,在这个国家,你知道,在我们的政治话语中,绝对没有这种尖酸刻薄、抹黑仇恨的语言,绝对没有这种地方,她强调了“仇恨阴谋论”的危险
Jean-Pierre本人是海地裔美国人,当记者问及“任何社区,任何弱势社区,而不仅仅是我所属的社区受到攻击”时,她说她对此感到非常难过。
她还指出,自春季以来,联邦政府一直在与春田市官员合作。
这位新闻秘书还谈到了联邦政府如何向全国各地的移民社区提供“一站式诊所”,她说这些诊所已经为37,000多人提供了服务。
“我们已经向俄亥俄州以及全国的城市、州和非营利组织提供了资源。自春季以来,DHS(国土安全部)已经直接与春田市和当地官员接触,以确保他们获得所需的支持。我们想做得更多。我们希望做得更多。这就是为什么我们和参议院在去年年底,显然是今年年初,提出了两党提案。它被停止了,”让-皮埃尔说。
但是为了提供更多的帮助,让-皮埃尔说,“我们需要更多的资金,我们需要更多的资金。”她一再指责国会共和党人,她说他们应该为两党边境立法负责,该立法将为斯普林菲尔德等地提供资金。
“它被停止了,因为前总统说这个法案,这个特别的提议会伤害他,帮助乔·拜登。因此,国会中的共和党人阻止了这一计划。它会给像俄亥俄州斯普林菲尔德这样的城市更多的资源。但我不想忽略这一点,即政府确实向全国各地的司法机构提供了超过13亿美元的拨款,以帮助应对难民涌入和他们正在处理的问题。我们想做得更多,但我们在这样做时受到了阻碍,”她说。
周四,让-皮埃尔称对海地移民的指控是“非常奇怪和非常可恶的诽谤”,是“警察局揭穿的”
她还指出,海地社区感到恐惧,让儿童呆在家里不上学,并面临财产威胁。
“如此多的美国人喜欢郭佳欣,她指出了一个自豪的海地裔美国人,这个群体现在在我们国家正受到攻击。简直是错的。美国没有一席之地,”拜登说。
斯普林菲尔德市长罗布·鲁(Rob Rue)周五告诉美国广播公司新闻,这些传言“事实上不是真的”,并承诺“你的宠物在斯普林菲尔德是安全的。”
斯普林菲尔德市此前在一份声明中告诉ABC新闻,“没有可靠的报告或具体的索赔表明宠物受到移民社区内个人的伤害、伤害或虐待。”
'No place in America': Biden says narrative about Haitian immigrants 'simply wrong'
PresidentJoe Bidenweighed in Friday on unsubstantiated claims that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, are abducting and eating cats and dogs, saying the narrative is "simply wrong" and has "no place in America."
"This has to stop, what he's doing. It has to stop," he added, referring to former PresidentDonald Trump.
Throughout this past week, former President Donald Trump and his allies have continued to double down on the unsubstantiated narrative that Haitian immigrants are eating pets in Springfield.
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre reiterated the president's message condemning attacks on Haitian migrant communities in Springfield, Ohio, during a press briefing Friday.
"It is extremely sad and concerning, that a community is facing this type of danger and vitriol, and as the president said today, I think very forcefully, this needs to stop. And there is absolutely no place - absolutely no place, in this country, you know, certainly in our political discourse for this type of vitriolic, smearing hateful language," she said, emphasizing the danger of "hateful conspiracy theories."
Jean-Pierre, who herself is Haitian-American, said that she takes it personally when "any community, any vulnerable community is attacked, not just not just a community that I belong to," when asked by reporters.
She also noted that the federal government has been working with Springfield officials since the spring.
The press secretary also talked about how the federal government has provided "one-stop clinics" to migrant communities across the country, which she said have served more than 37,000 people.
"We've delivered resources to Ohio as well to cities, states and nonprofits across the country. Since the spring, DHS (Department of Homeland Security) has been directly engaged with the city of Springfield and local officials to make sure they have the support they need. And we want to do more. We would like to do more. That's why we did the bipartisan proposal, with the Senate early - at the end of last year - obviously early into this year. And it was stopped," Jean-Pierre said.
But in order to help more, Jean-Pierre said, "we need more funding, we need more." She repeatedly laid blame on Congressional Republicans, who she said is at fault for spiking the bipartisan border legislation that would have provided funding for places like Springfield.
"It was stopped because the former president said that bill, that particular proposal would hurt him and help Joe Biden. And so, Republicans in Congress stopped that. It would have given more resources to cities like Springfield, Ohio. But I don't want to miss the point here that the administration has indeed provided more than $1.3 billion in grant funding to jurisdiction[s] around the country to help with the influx and what they're dealing with. We want to do more, but we've been blocked in doing so," she said.
On Thursday, Jean-Pierre called the claims towards Haitian immigrants a "very bizarre and very hateful smear" that the "police department has debunked."
She also noted that Haitian communities are fearful, keeping children home from school and facing threats to their property.
"So many Americans like Karine, as she pointed out a proud Haitian-American, a community that's under attack in our country right now. It's simply wrong. There's no place in America," Biden said.
Springfield Mayor Rob Rue told ABC News on Friday that such rumors are "factually not true" and promised that "your pets are safe in Springfield."
The city of Springfield previously told ABC News in a statement that "there have been no credible reports or specific claims of pets being harmed, injured or abused by individuals within the immigrant community."