President Donald Trump promised "large deportations" from Springfield if elected in his latest comments on the city's struggles with a booming Haitian migrant population, just days after his presidential debate against Kamala Harris.

While talking at a press conference in California, Trump was asked if he would have an event in Springfield. He said he might.

"I can say this, we will do large deportations from Springfield, Ohio – large deportations. We're going to get these people out. We're bringing them back to Venezuela," he said.

It wasn't immediately clear why the former president mentioned Venezuela in relation to Springfield, which has seen a surge in migrants from Haiti, not Venezuela.