The Trump campaign continued to push false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, even after a top city leader told a campaign staffer for its vice presidential nominee ahead of this month’s presidential debate the rumors were “baseless,

In another incendiary appeal to violence, Trump told a rally that he would travel to cities with large immigrant populations to show his opposition.

The small city of Springfield, Ohio, is in turmoil following a surge of bomb threats and civil unrest triggered by false claims about Haitian immigrants, which have stoked fear and violence in the community.