Republicans who stayed silent as Trump called Haiti a ‘shithole’ and attacked Haitian immigrants are now praising them—because they need votes. In Ohio, GOP lawmakers facing tight races discovered Haitian workers actually strengthen local economies, a fact they conveniently ignored when xenophobia was useful. When principles cost you an election, they were never principles at all.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/haiti-republicans-trump