A social media post by Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted on Friday appeared to joke about a racist conspiracy theory that continues to rock an Ohio community. A day after a Springfield school and other public buildings were evacuated and closed due to bomb threats,

COLUMBUS, Ohio – As bomb threats have closed schools, colleges, hospitals and government buildings in Springfield, Ohio, state and national Republicans doubled down last weekend on unsubstantiated rumors that Haitian migrants in the small Ohio city are eating house pets and wild geese.

Two hospitals sent into lockdown, government buildings shut down and local schools evacuated

Bomb threats on Friday forced the evacuation and closure of public schools and municipal buildings for a second consecutive day, as the city continues to deal with sudden national attention because of false claims involving its Haitian population.

Springfield Mayor Rob Rue told TIME that two more bomb threats were received via email on Friday morning, targeting several city commissioners, a municipal employee, three schools

The Ohio town was thrust into the spotlight earlier this week when former President Donald Trump claimed that Haitian migrants were stealing and eating the pets in the community