US President, Donald Trump, denied that he was called “shitty country” nations like Haiti and Africa.
“I’m not a racist, I’m the least racist person you’ve ever interviewed, what can I say?” Trump answered briefly when questioned this Sunday when I came to dinner at one of his Florida golf clubs.
I, as President, want people coming into our Country who are going to help us become strong and great again, people coming in through a system based on MERIT. No more Lotteries! #AMERICA FIRST
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2018
The US president denied Friday information from The Washington Post that said at a meeting on immigration that Haiti, El Salvador and African countries are “fucking countries.”
A Democratic lawmaker presented at the meeting confirmed the statements of Trump to the Los Angeles Times.
However, Trump later wrote on his Twitter account that “the language I used at the DACA meeting (program for immigrants who arrived in childhood in the US) was hard, but this is not the language I used.”
Despite his denial, the US president received harsh criticism from the aforementioned countries, among others.
The Haitian government was “outraged and shocked” by statements that, “if true … would reflect a completely mistaken and racist view of the Haitian community and its contribution to the United States.”
The government of El Salvador announced that it had sent a protest to the United States and sued “respect” for Salvadoran citizens.
The African Union (AU), which brings together 55 states, and several governments of that continent, described as “racist” the comments attributed to Trump.
A spokeswoman of the UA indicated that, even though the agent chief executive has denied them, they do not stop being “worrisome” because “there is a pattern of declarations and previous acts”.
In addition, ambassadors to the UN from 54 African countries demanded an apology from Trump for the “racist” comments I have expressed on Thursday.
They also condemned the “scandalous, racist and xenophobic” comments of the ruler, and claimed to be “concerned about the continuing and growing trend within the US government towards Africa and towards people of African descent denigrating the continent and people of color.”
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