Ohio dad tells Trump to stop using son's death for 'political gain'

An Ohio father has told Donald Trump to stop using his son's death in a school bus crash caused by a Haitian immigrant for "political gain".

Aiden Clark, 11, died in a school bus crash in August 2023, in Springfield, Ohio, a small town now at the centre of national focus after baseless claims by the Trump campaign about Haitian immigrants there.

On Tuesday, Trump's running mate JD Vance referred to Aiden in a post on Twitter/X, saying that "a child was murdered by a Haitian migrant".

Aiden's father, Nathan, said in a city commission meeting later the same day that the message had reopened wounds: "They have spoken my son's name and used his death for political gain. This needs to stop now."