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Re “Threats Unnerve Ohio City After Trump’s False Claim” (news article, Sept. 15):

When Donald Trump proclaimed in last week’s debate that Haitian immigrants are “eating the dogs,” many of us laughed out loud. Well, I’m not laughing anymore.

The G.O.P., with Donald Trump and JD Vance leading the charge, is leaning into this heinous and debunked lie. Already Haitians are being targeted in Springfield, Ohio, and elsewhere with taunts and threats.

This is dangerously reminiscent of the Nazi strategy to dehumanize the Jewish population in the 1930s. All of us, including the G.O.P. leadership, need to denounce this shameful language, lest we move further away from our value that all people are created equal, and closer to a culture of hate and division.

Ken PetronisCharlotte, N.C.

To the Editor:

I was born and raised and went to college in Springfield, Ohio. I moved away 45 years ago to Philadelphia.

I had a spectacular Springfield North High School 50th reunion this past weekend. The old friends were so special and the memories were joyful. But here’s the deal.

I was there after Donald Trump spewed lies about the city and Haitian immigrants. Elementary schools that have Haitian kids were targeted with bomb threats. City Hall was shut down. Two hospitals were in lockdown. Wittenberg University canceled activities and held classes remotely because of shooter threats. The Proud Boys marched through Springfield.

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