"Passions" that arise during an election "should never serve as a pretext for xenophobia or racism," Edgard Leblanc Fils said.

A strange moment in American politics surfaced at the U.N. General Assembly, brought up by a top Haitian official.

More than 30 bomb threats have been made against schools, government buildings and city officials’ homes since last week, forcing evacuations and closures.

In his General Assembly address, Fils said the passions that arise during an election campaign should never serve as a pretext for racism.

Haiti’s interim leader took a not-so-veiled swipe at Donald Trump over the Republican nominee’s amplification of unfounded conspiracy theories about immigrants.