Rep. Clay Higgins, the MAGA congressman from Louisiana, on Thursday walked back his since-deleted social media post saying Haitian migrants are “thugs” who are “eating pets.” But the lawyer representing Haitians victimized by the viral pet-eating conspiracy says he’s not buying it.

Rep. Clay Higgins, the MAGA congressman from Louisiana, on Thursday walked back his since-deleted social media post saying Haitian migrants are “thugs” who are “eating pets.” But the lawyer representing Haitians victimized by the viral pet-eating conspiracy says he’s not buying it.

Rep. Clay Higgins' racist online message probably won't help the Republican Party's pre-election outreach to Black voters.

A far-right US Republican was berated by fellow lawmakers Wednesday over a racist attack that referenced lies about Haitians eating pets spread by the party's presidential election nominee Donald Trump.