Trump MAGA slogan 'code for Make America White Again ' black caucus leader says
The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus said Thursday that President Donald Trump’s comments on immigrants from Haiti and Africa are “proof” that his Make America Great Again slogan is code for “Make America White Again.”
U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond  D-La.  responded to  Trump  lamenting about "s---hole" countries during immigration negotiations with lawmakers in the Oval Office  Fox News confirmed. The Washington Post first reported the comments.
“ President Trump’s  comments are yet another confirmation of  his  racially insensitive and ignorant views. It also reinforces the concerns that we hear every day  that the President’s slogan Make America Great Again is really code for Make America White Again ” Richmond said in a statement.
Rep. Mia Love  R-Utah  whose parents were Haitian immigrants  urged  Trump  to apologize  saying  his  comments were “unkind  divisive  elitist  and fly in the face of our nation's values.”
About a dozen people  both Republicans and Democrats  were in the room at the time  Trump  made the comments  including Sen. Lindsey Graham  R-S.C.  and Sen. Dick Durbin  D-Ill.
 Trump  made the comments as Durbin was reading a list of temporary protected-status countries.
The president also suggested the United States should admit more people from countries like Norway instead  the Post reported.  Trump  had met with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and held a news conference with her Wednesday.
In a statement  the White House did not deny  Trump  made the comments.
“Certain Washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries  but  President Trump  will always fight for the American people ” said Raj Shah  principal deputy White House press secretary.
The leader of the Congressional Black Caucus said Thursday that [TGT] comments on immigrants from Haiti and Africa are “proof” that [TGT] Make America Great Again slogan is code for “Make America White Again.”
U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond  D-La.  responded to  Trump  lamenting about "s---hole" countries during immigration negotiations with lawmakers in the Oval Office  Fox News confirmed. The Washington Post first reported the comments.
“ President Trump’s  comments are yet another confirmation of  his  racially insensitive and ignorant views. It also reinforces the concerns that we hear every day  that the President’s slogan Make America Great Again is really code for Make America White Again ” Richmond said in a statement.
Rep. Mia Love  R-Utah  whose parents were Haitian immigrants  urged  Trump  to apologize  saying  his  comments were “unkind  divisive  elitist  and fly in the face of our nation's values.”
About a dozen people  both Republicans and Democrats  were in the room at the time  Trump  made the comments  including Sen. Lindsey Graham  R-S.C.  and Sen. Dick Durbin  D-Ill.
 Trump  made the comments as Durbin was reading a list of temporary protected-status countries.
The president also suggested the United States should admit more people from countries like Norway instead  the Post reported.  Trump  had met with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg and held a news conference with her Wednesday.
In a statement  the White House did not deny  Trump  made the comments.
“Certain Washington politicians choose to fight for foreign countries  but  President Trump  will always fight for the American people ” said Raj Shah  principal deputy White House press secretary.