Robertson says native Haitians made deal with the devil for freedom from France . He was a member of Haitian independence movement and later became president in 1960. Robertson , the host of the `` 700 Club , '' blamed the tragedy on something that `` happened a long time ago in Haiti , and people might not want to talk about it . '' He once suggested God was punishing Americans with Hurricane Katrina .
Robertson says native Haitians made deal with the devil for freedom from France . He was a member of Haitian independence movement and later became president in 1960. He once suggested God was punishing Americans with Hurricane Katrina .