Missouri lawmaker says his daughter and her husband killed in Haiti while working as missionaries
CBSMay 28
American Missionary Couple Killed in Haiti Gang Violence
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The Facts
Natalie Lloyd, 21, the daughter of Missouri State Sen. Ben Baker, and her husband, Davy Lloyd, 23, were killed by Haitian gunmen as they left Church earlier this week. A third victim, 20-year-old Haitian man Jude Montis, was also confirmed dead.
The Christian group Missions In Haiti Inc. announced that they were killed Thursday evening, with Sen. Baker confirming on Facebook that the US State Department had recovered the bodies of his daughter and son-in-law.
The Spin
Democratic narrative
While the international police force is nominally led by Kenya, the US is the one funding and coordinating the deployment. Unfortunately, Republicans have stalled the passage of a vital $94M security package, which could put the larger $300M pledged by Washington at risk. The deaths of these missionaries show that gangs are still in charge, and Congress needs to step up now.
Republican narrative
Biden is feigning ignorance on this issue, as Washington already has the power to send US soldiers to ensure the safety of Americans still trapped in Haiti. Unlike Kenya, Haiti is in the US' backyard, and Americans have family members on the island who are at risk of facing the same brutality imposed on these missionaries. Biden needs to lock down this situation and keep Americans safe.
Establishment-critical narrative
The US, through its international proxy, the UN, has been forcing its preferred leaders on the Caribbean island nation for the past 20 years. These so-called security missions and pseudo-democratic initiatives have led to dictators, assassinations, and coups every time, and the West seems determined to do it again. Haiti could find peace if its people were released from this US stranglehold.
