Haitian community rallies against Trump on Long Island
NASSAU COUNTY, N.Y. (PIX11) -- Former President Donald Trump held his first rally since the second assassination attempt on his life last weekend, drawing criticism from one community in particular.
Members of the Haitian community gathered to protest against Trump and his running mate, JD Vance after comments were made about Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, abducting and consuming dogs.
Mimi Pierre Johnson immigrated when she was 9 and she's lived in Nassau County for the past 31 years. She says Trump's visit is a slap to the face for the Haitian community.
"You are not only retraumatizing this community that is going through a lot in Haiti right now, but then you come to a place where you know there's a lot of us and you just think we are going to be quiet," said Johnson.
"That's why it's so important to speak up right now," she added.
"People like Donald Trump and JD Vance need to be accountable for the false statements they are spreading around. It is injuring not only the people in Springfield, but many people here in New York City where their kids are being bullied," said New York State Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn.