Washington, January 12 (RHC)-- U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked international outrage over a racist comment in which he said the U.S. should limit immigration from Haiti, El Salvador and African nations in favor of countries with majority white populations.
While meeting with lawmakers at the White House, Trump reportedly said: “Why do we want all these people from Africa here? They’re shithole countries... We should have more people from Norway.”
Trump’s latest racist comments came just after his administration announced it is ending temporary protected status for up to 250,000 Salvadorans who have been living in the U.S. since at least 2001.
Last year, the Trump administration announced it is also ending temporary protected status for tens of thousands of Haitian, Nicaraguan and Sudanese immigrants living in the United States. The comments drew swift international condemnation.
Trump’s remarks prompted the New York Daily News to publish a banner headline featuring Trump’s likeness superimposed over a cartoonish “poop” emoji, with the headline, “S**T FOR BRAINS: Trump spews vicious slur against immigrants.”
U.S. President Calls Africa, Haiti and El Salvador “Shithole Countries”
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