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Associated Press/Manuel Balce Ceneta White House counselor Kellyanne Conway met recently with diplomats, including a number of African ambassadors. The ambassadors left the meeting disappointed that Conway said almost nothing about Africa, and did not mention President Donald Trump’s reported remarks calling African nations “shithole countries.” One African ambassador said that despite those omissions, the […]
Julio Cortez/AP Democratic senators questioned Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen over an incident where President Donald Trump reportedly used “shithole” to describe African countries. Nielsen said she did not remember Trump categorizing African countries in a specific way. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, under intense questioning from Democratic senators, said on Tuesday she did […]
AP Photo/Andrew Medichini African anger is building over President Donald Trump’s negative characterization of Africa. African leaders are rejecting President Trump’s denials that he used gutter language. The president’s comments have damaged US interests in the world’s second largest continent with more than one billion people. Far from dissipating, African anger is building over President Donald Trump’s negative characterization […]
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REUTERS/Andrew Kelly The African group of ambassadors to the United Nations called President Donald’s comments in an immigration meeting on Thursday racist. Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations as “shithole countries.” Former US ambassador to the UN Samantha Power said she’s never seen a response from African nations to the United States like […]
Photo courtesy of Rough Draft A bookstore in New York proudly displayed a collection of books, many of them written by authors who are from parts of the world that President Donald Trump allegedly referred to as “shithole countries.” “I think that the positive statement of our collection of books stands on its own,” one […]
Getty Images/Pool President Donald Trump referred to Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations as “shithole countries” in an immigration meeting Thursday, lawmakers have said. The remarks sparked an international backlash. They also may cause trouble at home, as difficult negotiations to avoid a government shutdown could become even trickier. President Donald Trump’s remark to a […]
President Donald Trump delivered a speech to honor the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination on Friday morning, just a day after he allegedly used the term “shithole” to describe Haiti and African countries. “Mr. President, are you a racist?” reporters called out after the event concluded. Lawmakers and political leaders, including […]
Growing frustrated while discussing immigration with lawmakers in the Oval Office, President Trump suddenly asked why people from “shithole countries come here” — referring to people from Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations — a source close to negotiations told BuzzFeed News. The group on Thursday was discussing the possibility of restoring protections for immigrants […]
