President Donald Trump reportedly asked in a meeting last week why the United States accepts immigrants from “shithole countries,” such as Haiti and nations in Africa. The comment drew fierce ire from politicians and advocacy groups, including the African Union, who demanded Trump retract the statement. Shortly after Trump’s comment, […]
President Donald Trump did not participate in any community service or volunteer work on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On Friday, before leaving for his Florida golf club, he urged the public to observe the day “with acts of civic work and community service in honour of Dr. King’s extraordinary […]
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 […]
President Donald Trump allegedly asked an intelligence analyst some racially-tinged questions last fall. News of Trump’s comments came one day after he was widely criticised for making derogatory remarks about African nations. President Donald Trump continued to draw fire for making inflammatory comments this week, after officials recounted a conversation […]
President Donald Trump has reportedly made comments about race and ethnicity on several occasions. Allegations of racially charged remarks surfaced after it was reported he asked why the US was letting in immigrants from “shithole countries” in Africa and Central America. His purported remarks have been roundly condemned by US […]
NBC News reported Friday on past racially charged comments President Donald Trump has supposedly made. At the president’s March meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus, Trump asked the officials if they knew just one member of his cabinet – Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson. Carson is […]
President Donald Trump said that immigrants from Haiti and Africa come from “shithole” countries. Emmanuel Mensah, an immigrant from Ghana and member of the Army National Guard, died while trying to save people from a building in the Bronx over the holidays. People are sharing his story as a way […]
Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California said President Donald Trump’s “shithole countries” comment is proof he wants the US to be a “white society.” “If the president can’t control himself and lead this country with the authority, dignity and leadership it requires, then he shouldn’t be the president,” she said […]
Two Republican Senators claim to have not heard President Trump saying that certain African and Latin American nations are “shithole” countries. Multiple reports and one Democratic senator have claimed Trump used the word. Two Republican senators on Friday claimed to have not heard the comments by President Donald Trump that […]
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 […]
