A child – Aiden Clark, 11 – was killed last December when his school bus collided with a car driven by a Haitian man.
Many residents, including the child’s parents, have said the death is being used as an excuse to perpetrate racist attacks. At a city commission meeting also held the night of the presidential debate, Aiden’s parents asked politicians to stop using their son’s death.
“Using Aiden as a political tool is, to say the least, reprehensible for any political purpose,” Nathan Clark, the boy’s father, said. “Morally bankrupt politicians – Bernie Moreno, Chip Roy, J.D. Vance and Donald Trump – they have spoken my son’s name and used his death for political gain.
“They can vomit all the hate they want about illegal immigrants, the Border crisis and even untrue claims about fluffy pets being ravaged and eaten by community members,” Clark continued. “However they are not allowed nor have they ever been allowed to mention Aiden Clark from Springfield Ohio. Please stop the hate.”