edward1984:
The organisation representing African countries has demanded that US President Donald Trump apologise after he reportedly called nations on the continent "shitholes".

The group's mission in Washington DC expressed its "shock, dismay and outrage" and said the Trump administration misunderstood Africans.

The US leader made the alleged remark in a Thursday meeting on immigration.

But Mr Trump has denied using the language reported.

He has been backed by two Republicans who were at the White House meeting, but Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said Mr Trump called African countries "shitholes" several times and used "racist" language.

On Friday, Mr Trump on Friday tweeted that his language he used at the private meeting with lawmakers to discuss immigration legislation had been "tough".

But he added that the words attributed to him were "not the language used".

What did the African Union say?


It said the "remarks dishonour the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity".

It added: "While expressing our shock, dismay and outrage, the African Union strongly believes that there is a huge misunderstanding of the African continent and its people by the current Administration.

"There is a serious need for dialogue between the US Administration and the African countries."

The pan-African grouping represents 55 member states throughout the continent. It succeeded the Organisation of African Unity - which originated in the decolonisation struggles of the early 1960s - in 2002.

What exactly did Trump say?


The remarks were allegedly made when lawmakers visited him on Thursday to discuss a bipartisan proposal that would impose new restrictions on immigration but protect the so-called "Dreamers" - hundreds of thousands of immigrants brought to the US illegally as children - from deportation.

Mr Trump was said to have told them that instead of granting temporary residency to citizens of countries hit by natural disasters, war or epidemics, the US should instead be taking in migrants from countries like Norway.

"Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?" the Washington Post quoted him as saying.

Mr Durbin said that when Mr Trump was told that the largest groups of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) were from El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti, the president responded: "Haitians? Do we need more Haitians?"

But in another tweet on Friday the president denied that he insulted Haitians.

Many US media outlets reported the comments on Thursday, quoting witnesses or people briefed on the meeting. The White House did not deny them.


https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-us-canada-42670715

free2ryhme:


Who is African Union


what rubbish

schwarzkopf:


Another self hating delusional waste of space.

schwarzkopf:
This racist piece of sh1t need to be quarantined.

schwarzkopf:


Hey Bleep off loser, unlike your lineage of losers. My folks have there greens and don't depend on my hustle like the diseased midgets that birthed you.

jesuslovesyou55:
Who take this fool serious

usba:
But pigs and idiots love it.

dudebuck:
though he did not utter any such thing, but even if he did, is it a lie?

schwarzkopf:


Shut up loser, there were 7 senators present in the meetings. Dike Durbins from Illinois confirmed the statement, senator Lindsey Graham confirmed the statement to the only GOP black senator Tom Scott while the coward senator Tom Cotton and David Purdue can't remember drumpf exact words. Hey you loser and self loathing low lifer, I travel the whole world to know that all countries have ghettos, alleyways, downtown, posh avenues reserved for riches and the in betweens. If your only worldview of the USA is the Hollywood fantasy, you must be delusional. In this country we have the ghettos in project New York, Baltimore and Pittsburgh, we also have the trailer parks dotting large part of the mid west and the opium epidemics and poverty ridden south or Bible belt.

schwarzkopf:


Sure that describes the loser that cursed you on mother earth perfectly.

dudebuck:
go and ter your father to shut up not me! Africa was not mentioned in that meeting. Now hear from the horse's mouth.

dudebuck:
I do. Is he worse than Buhari? Though fake news made it up, but is it a lie that the ZOO is 5hithole?

aolawale025:
AU isn't in any position of strength to make demands

Lloydfather:
because low foreheads vultures and cawords were the cause.

Bevista:
Your comment doesn't surprise me, neither is Trump's comments.
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When PMB made the 5% comment, most of you felt outraged (even though what he said was true). But here you are supporting racist slur (against your continent/race) just because it validates your prejudices.
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Regardless whether what he said was true or not, that was a very terrible and unpresidential to say. Same with PMB's 5% comment.

loveth361:
Who are the african union.
Nonesense