President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from “shithole countries” after senators discussed revamping rules affecting those from Africa and Haiti, according to people briefed on the conversation. Members of the Haitian community react to Trump’s comments: FILE- In this Jan. 9, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump listens […]
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NAACP: President Trump Again Falls Short of Presidential Character
BALTIMORE— The NAACP unequivocally denounces the most-recent racist comments by President Donald Trump. “As our nation fights to move forward, our President falls deeper and deeper into the rabbit hole of racism and xenophobia. The United States’ position as a moral leader throughout the world has been thoroughly damaged by the continuous lowbrow, callous and […]
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Trump References Africa and Haiti as ‘Shithole Countries’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. should permit more immigrants from “shithole countries” after senators discussed revamping rules affecting entrants from Africa and Haiti, according to three people briefed on the conversation. In this Jan. 9, 2017, photo, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., left, and Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md. listen as […]