President Trump hit back Friday at the growing international outrage over reports that he questioned why the U.S. was taking immigrants from “s—hole” countries, while taking aim at a so-called immigration “deal” announced by a group of senators the day before.
In a series of tweets, Trump both defended his immigration stance while claiming the remarks attributed to him weren’t accurate.
“The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made – a big setback for DACA!” Trump tweeted early Friday.
The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used. What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made – a big setback for DACA!
The “language” the president referred to came during talks Thursday with lawmakers at the White House. Despite Trump’s denial, multiple sources have confirmed what was said, and the White House did not deny it overnight.
“Why are we having all these people from s—hole countries come here?” the president said, apparently referring to people from Haiti, as well as some Central American and African countries. He reportedly added that the U.S. should admit more people from countries like Norway.
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