Donald Trump suggests that Haitian immigrants entering the US “may have AIDS”

Former President Donald Trump recently launched a Baseless attack Haitian immigrants enter the United States. The businessman said in an interview with Fox News that hundreds of thousands of Haitians are “influx” and “may have AIDS.”

On Thursday night, Trump accepted an interview with host Sean Hannity during prime time and presented his baseless claims. In addition to his comments on health, he also issued a so-called warning to Americans, saying that allowing Haitians to enter the United States is “like a death wish for our country.”

“Haiti has a huge AIDS problem,” Trump said in a live Fox News broadcast.
“AIDS is a transcendence, and AIDS is a real serious problem. “As a result, thousands of people are entering our country. If you look at the statistics, look at the numbers, look at what happened in Haiti. A huge problem with AIDS. “

It is unclear where Trump obtained his information. There is no evidence to support everything he said.This does not include the accuracy of Haitian immigrants and immigrants actively entering the U.S.

However, according to Business Insider’s report, his remarks Responding to similar comments he made before Regarding the Haitians during the presidency of the United States. This includes comments he made in 2017, when he said that the New York Times had 15,000 Haitian immigrants with U.S. visas “all living with AIDS.” At the time, the White House fought back by denying that he specifically used these words.

Then, in 2018, he slammed Haitian immigrants against the Washington Post report. Trump called Haiti a “shit” country, and later admitted on Twitter to use what he called “tough” language.

In addition, Business Insider reports that according to UN data, the number of HIV cases among Haitians is statistically low. Obviously, the HIV infection rate for adults aged 15 to 49 in Haiti is only about 1.9%, which exceeds the global rate of 0.7%, but it has been reported to have been steadily declining in recent years.

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