It’s a joke that even we couldn’t prepare enough for. The federal prosecutor spearheading the investigation into former President Donald Trump’s second assassination attempt is— you guessed it— Haitian-American.
Just days after the GOP candidate perpetuated the baseless rumor that Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio were “eating the dogs... eating the cats,” Haitian-born Markenzy Lapointe, one of South Florida’s top attorneys, was named as the prosecutor overseeing the investigation into the second attempt on Trump’s life.
As we ponder on exactly how Trump might feel about this surreal turn of events, it’s not lost on us that the internet had loads to say on the matter. One X user, @rimaanabtawi, tweeted “Bat chen an tann mèt li!” which is a famous Haitian proverb translating to “beat the dog, wait for its’ owner.”
Another user wrote “God has an amazing sense of humor and never misses an opportunity to check ignorance.”
Lapointe migrated to the U.S. when he was just 16 years old, according to The Miami Herald. He served in the Marines during the Gulf War in 1990, and after returning to the states from active duty, Lapointe graduated from Florida State University with his bachelors in 1993 and then his law degree in 1999.
User @primediscussion joked this was straight out of the Shonda Rhimes playbook.
After working as a law clerk for Florida Supreme Court Justice Harry Anstead, Lapointe joined the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2002, according to The Miami Herald.
In 2022, President Biden appointed Lapointe as an United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida. He was confirmed by the Senate in 2023. Even though Lapointe is clearly more than qualified to serve in his position, we know his race will remain a hot topic of discussion while dealing with the former president.
@iWriterGirl wrote how she’s waiting for MAGA to go “super weird” and begin their conspiracy theories about the Haitian-American lawyer.
Lapointe said the investigation into the second assassination attempt against Trump is still in its early stages.