US EditionTrump rails against Omar, migration from ‘hellholes’ like Somalia
Trump confirmed using a racial slur about Haiti and African nations during a 2018 meeting while promoting a migration pause from those countries at a Pennsylvania rally.
- Tuesday, President Donald Trump admitted at a Mount Airy Casino Resort rally in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, that he used the slur `shithole countries` in a 2018 Oval Office meeting, bragging about it.
- While boasting about immigration moves last week, Trump said he paused Third World migration including Afghanistan, Haiti and Somalia, then a crowd member yelled the 2018 remark prompting his recall.
- He went on to disparage Somalia by saying it was `filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime` and added `But we always take people from Somalia` at the rally.
- The backlash included formal protests and condemnations, as some congressional Republicans condemned the comments while Botswana's government summoned the U.S. ambassador and President Macky Sall said he was shocked, stating `Africa and the Black race merit the respect and consideration of all`.
- The episode revives the 2018 controversy, which saw Trump's comments widely denounced as racist, and shows he has pushed past many norms of presidential decorum, dropping the F-bomb on camera this year.
42 Articles
42 Articles
Trump confirms using insulting phrase about specific countries
After years of denials, President Donald Trump confirmed Tuesday night that he used the phrase “shithole countries” in 2018 to insult several countries with majority non-White populations, including Haiti, El Salvador and Somalia. His turnabout came during an event in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania — his first stop on a speaking tour nominally centered on his economic policies — when Trump mentioned pausing migration from 19 countries the administra…
Trump Owns Infamous 's--Thole Countries' Line He Previously Denied, Calls African Nations 'Filthy, Dirty, Disgusting'
President Donald Trump on openly confirmed that he used the phrase "s--thole countries" to describe Haiti and African nations during a 2018 Oval Office discussion on immigration — a remark he had
Trump boasts about calling Haiti and African nations ‘s***hole countries’ after previously denying using word
Trump admitted Tuesday what he earlier denied: He used the slur “shithole countries” to disparage Haiti and African nations during a 2018 meeting with lawmakers. Now he’s bragging about a comment that sparked global outrage during his first term.
Almost eight years later, Trump confirms he used the phrase ‘shithole countries’
It was an international controversy during President Donald Trump’s first term. Media outlets including CNN reported that, at a closed-door January 2018 meeting with senators about immigration policy, Trump had asked why the US should accept immigrants from “shithole countries” such as some in Africa.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 53% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
