“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”, a senator at the meeting insisted Trump made that statement.
President Donald Trump on Monday, April 30, hosted President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria at the White House, four months after referring to Haiti and African nations as shithole countries.
President Donald Trump on Monday, April 30, hosted President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria at the White House, four months after referring to Haiti and African nations as shithole countries.Trump who has had racism scandal hanging over him had in January 2018 exhibited the tendencies when he allegedly used derogatory words to describe Haiti and countries on the African continent populated by black people.
He was said to have made the statement during an immigration meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House. The US President, however, sort of denied making such comment.
“Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”, a senator at the meeting insisted Trump made that statement.
However, at his meeting with Buhari on Monday, the US President flattered Nigeria, describing it as one of the most beautiful countries, and the two leaders confirmed they did not discuss the “shithole” controversy.
Trump welcomed Buhari to the White House around 12 noon and the two had a meeting at the Oval Office which after they addressed a joint press conference.
At the briefing, a journalist asked Buhari, if he and Trump talked about the alleged “shithole” comment during their meeting – his response was displomatic.
“I’m very careful with what the press says about [people] other than myself. I’m not sure about the validity or whether that allegation against the president was true or not. So the best thing for me is to keep quiet”, Buhari, 75, said.
The US President, who interjected, also said they did not discuss the matter, however, he added that some African countries are in very bad shape and not comfortable to live in.
“You do have some countries that are in very bad shape and very tough places to live in. But we didn’t discuss it because the president knows me and he knows where I’m coming from and I appreciate that. We did not discuss it,” Trump said.
