Trump 's 'Shithole' Slur: How Are The Countries He Referred To Responding? : The Two
'Racist' And 'Shameful': How Other Countries Are Responding To  Trump 's Slur
One day after  President Trump  referred to African nations as "shithole countries " adding that the U.S. should want immigrants from countries such as Norway rather than Haiti or El Salvador  the countries that came in for the president's criticism are offering some responses of their own.
He noted that neither the White House nor the State Department had formally contacted him to clarify whether  Trump  had indeed made the comments at an Oval Office meeting Thursday. The remarks were relayed to NPR by a Democratic aide and another person familiar with the discussion.
On Friday morning  roughly 15 hours after the comments were first reported by The Washington Post   Trump  disputed the details reported about  his  words in a series of tweets.
"The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough  but this was not the language used  " Trump  said  referring to the policy  he  rescinded last year that protected immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
"I never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is  obviously  a very poor and troubled country  " Trump  tweeted later  on the anniversary of an earthquake that killed at least 200 000 people in Haiti. "Never said 'take them out.' Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings â unfortunately  no trust!"
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After  Trump  denied using the slur  Sen. Dick Durbin  D-Ill.  who was at the White House meeting  said  "It's not true. He said these hate-filled things. And he said them repeatedly."
Though Altidor had not received direct comment from the  Trump  administration  he noted that "unfortunately we feel once again Haiti finds itself in the midst of a very negative narrative in the U.S."
Altidor said that if  Trump  disparaged  his  and other countries  "you hope there would be possibly an apology  again  for what was said here  because we thought [those comments] were misplaced. They were misguided. And these types of statements do not help in terms of reinforcing the relationship between Haiti and the United States."
But Haiti was not the only country  Trump  mentioned in the meeting. Here is how some of the other countries are responding on Friday:
The African Union  which comprises 55 member states on the continent  was "frankly alarmed" by  Trump 's comments.
Botswana's Ministry of International Affairs released an extended statement Friday  saying the country had summoned the U.S. ambassador to Botswana "to express its displeasure at the alleged utterances" made by Trump.
It is "offensive for  President Trump  to make derogatory statements about countries that do not share policy positions with the US " the statement read. "Developing countries experience difficulties. The US also faces difficulties."
Elsewhere in the country  South Africa Broadcasting Corporation Leanne Manas showered snark on  Trump 's remarks.
Asked about Trump's comments before a meeting with the U.N. secretary-general  Ine Marie Eriksen SÃ¸reide declined to answer  simply smiling  shaking her head and moving on.
'Racist' And 'Shameful': How Other Countries Are Responding To  Trump 's Slur
One day after   [TGT] referred to African nations as "shithole countries " adding that the U.S. should want immigrants from countries such as Norway rather than Haiti or El Salvador  the countries that came in for the president's criticism are offering some responses of their own.
He noted that neither the White House nor the State Department had formally contacted him to clarify whether   [TGT] had indeed made the comments at an Oval Office meeting Thursday. The remarks were relayed to NPR by a Democratic aide and another person familiar with the discussion.
On Friday morning  roughly 15 hours after the comments were first reported by  [TGT] disputed the details reported about   [TGT]   words in a series of tweets.
"The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough  but this was not the language used   [TGT] said  referring to the policy   [TGT]   rescinded last year that protected immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children.
"I never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is  obviously  a very poor and troubled country   [TGT] tweeted later  on the anniversary of an earthquake that killed at least 200 000 people in Haiti. "Never said 'take them out.' Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings â unfortunately  no trust!"
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After   [TGT] denied using the slur  Sen. Dick Durbin  D-Ill.  who was at the White House meeting  said  "It's not true. He said these hate-filled things. And he said them repeatedly."
Though Altidor had not received direct comment from the   [TGT] administration  he noted that "unfortunately we feel once again Haiti finds itself in the midst of a very negative narrative in the U.S."
Altidor said that if   [TGT]   disparaged   [TGT]   and other countries  "you hope there would be possibly an apology  again  for what was said here  because we thought [those comments] were misplaced. They were misguided. And these types of statements do not help in terms of reinforcing the relationship between Haiti and the United States."
But Haiti was not the only country   [TGT] mentioned in the meeting. Here is how some of the other countries are responding on Friday:
The African Union  which comprises 55 member states on the continent  was "frankly alarmed" by   [TGT]  's comments.
Botswana's Ministry of International Affairs released an extended statement Friday  saying the country had summoned the U.S. ambassador to Botswana "to express its displeasure at the alleged utterances" made by  [TGT] .
It is "offensive for  President Trump  to make derogatory statements about countries that do not share policy positions with the US " the statement read. "Developing countries experience difficulties. The US also faces difficulties."
Elsewhere in the country  South Africa Broadcasting Corporation Leanne Manas showered snark on   [TGT]  's remarks.
Asked about  [TGT] 's comments before a meeting with the U.N. secretary-general  Ine Marie Eriksen SÃ¸reide declined to answer  simply smiling  shaking her head and moving on.