The Latest: US embassy tries to calm Africa's Trump outrage
JOHANNESBURG (AP) â The Latest on  President Donald Trump 's comments on Africa and Haiti (all times local):
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa says the United States "deeply respects the people of Africa" as  President Donald Trump 's remark about immigrants from Africa causes outrage across the continent.
African leaders have expressed shock and disgust at  Trump 's comment.
Stephane Dujarric responded Friday to questions seeking the U.N. chief's reaction to  U.S. President Donald Trump 's comments questioning why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole" countries in Africa saying  Trump  has denied making those comments.
El Salvador says it has sent a diplomatic protest note to the United States expressing the country's "resounding rejection" of a remark attributed to  President Donald Trump .
During an Oval Office meeting Thursday   Trump  reportedly questioned the need for more immigrants from Haiti and used disparaging language to refer to countries in Africa.
Senegal's president says he is "shocked" by  President Donald Trump 's vulgar remark about immigrants from African countries and Haiti  saying that "Africa and the black race merit the respect and consideration of all."
The U.S. State Department is trying to calm things down after  President Donald Trump 's vulgar remark about immigrants from African countries.
The tweet doesn't directly reference Trump's comment.  The president  on Friday denied using the language but a senator present at a White House immigration meeting says  he  used it repeatedly.
Haiti says it is "deeply shocked and outraged" by  President Donald Trump 's reported vulgar remark on immigration  calling it "racist."
 Trump  on Thursday questioned why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole countries" in Africa.  He  denied Friday that  he  used the vulgar expression  saying "this was not the language used."
A senior European Union lawmaker says  President Donald Trump  "has forgotten to engage his brain before talking" about immigrants and is not fit for office.
Pittella says that "every passing day   Trump  proves not to be fit to run the U.S. and lead the international community. Insulting  bullying  threatening is the only language  Trump  knows. It is no longer tolerable."
It's not all anger and condemnation in Africa after  President Donald Trump 's vulgar remark about immigrants. Some on the continent say they agree.
 "President Donald Trump  is absolutely right " says Mamady Traore  a 30-year-old sociologist in the West African nation of Guinea. "When you have heads of state who mess with the constitutions to perpetuate their power. When you have rebel factions that kill children  disembowel women as saints  who mutilate innocent civilians."
Then again  others are not happy with  Trump  himself.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) â The Latest on  President Donald Trump 's comments on Africa and Haiti (all times local):
The U.S. Embassy in South Africa says the United States "deeply respects the people of Africa" as  President Donald Trump 's remark about immigrants from Africa causes outrage across the continent.
African leaders have expressed shock and disgust at  Trump 's comment.
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El Salvador says  [TGT]  has sent a diplomatic protest note to the United States expressing the country's "resounding rejection" of a remark attributed to  [TGT]  .
During an Oval Office meeting Thursday    [TGT] reportedly questioned the need for more immigrants from Haiti and used disparaging language to refer to countries in Africa.
Senegal's president says he is "shocked" by  President Donald Trump 's vulgar remark about immigrants from African countries and Haiti  saying that "Africa and the black race merit the respect and consideration of all."
The U.S. State Department is trying to calm things down after   [TGT]  's vulgar remark about immigrants from African countries.
The tweet doesn't directly reference  [TGT] 's comment.   [TGT] on Friday denied using the language but a senator present at a White House immigration meeting says   [TGT]   used it repeatedly.
Haiti says it is "deeply shocked and outraged" by  President Donald Trump 's reported vulgar remark on immigration  calling it "racist."
 Trump  on Thursday questioned why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole countries" in Africa.  He  denied Friday that  he  used the vulgar expression  saying "this was not the language used."
A senior European Union lawmaker says  President Donald Trump  "has forgotten to engage his brain before talking" about immigrants and is not fit for office.
Pittella says that "every passing day   Trump  proves not to be fit to run the U.S. and lead the international community. Insulting  bullying  threatening is the only language  Trump  knows. It is no longer tolerable."
It's not all anger and condemnation in Africa after  President Donald Trump 's vulgar remark about immigrants. Some on the continent say they agree.
 "President Donald Trump  is absolutely right " says Mamady Traore  a 30-year-old sociologist in the West African nation of Guinea. "When you have heads of state who mess with the constitutions to perpetuate their power. When you have rebel factions that kill children  disembowel women as saints  who mutilate innocent civilians."
Then again  others are not happy with  Trump  himself.