Trump may visit Springfield amid Haitian immigration controversy, per report

FILE — Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, waves during a campaign rally at the Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. The former president left many key details about the overtime plan unaddressed, including whether the exception would apply to the payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)

Credit: NYT

Credit: NYT

FILE — Former President Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, waves during a campaign rally at the Tucson Music Hall in Tucson, Ariz., on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. The former president left many key details about the overtime plan unaddressed, including whether the exception would apply to the payroll taxes that fund Social Security and Medicare. (Adriana Zehbrauskas/The New York Times)
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Updated Sept 16, 2024
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Former President Donald Trump may soon visit Springfield, a city he has made the centerpiece of his complaints about immigration policy in his bid for the presidency.

He will visit the city “soon,” according to NBC, which cited an unnamed “source familiar with the planning”

Bomb threats have impacted Springfield government offices and medical facilities in recent days following false rumors about Haitian migrants eating pets that Trump and his running mate U.S. Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, have helped spread.

Trump last week said he would start his pledged mass deportation of immigrants in Springfield.

Asked about a potential Trump visit in an interview on Meet the Press Friday, Springfield Mayor Rob Rue said: “I think that could be difficult, a very difficult visit for Springfield.”

Rue has urged people to focus on the real challenges posed by the influx of immigrants — such as the strain on social services — not hateful rumors.

This story is developing.

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