Posted on 01/12/2018 7:06:59 AM PST by Ennis85
President Donald Trump on Friday appeared to deny he insulted Haiti and African nations as "shithole countries” but admitted he used “tough” language during a discussion about an immigration deal with lawmakers.
“The language used by me at the DACA meeting was tough, but this was not the language used,” Trump tweeted. “What was really tough was the outlandish proposal made - a big setback for DACA!”
On Thursday, Trump used vulgar language during a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators at the White House, a Democratic aide briefed on the meeting told NBC News. When they were talking about Haiti, Trump questioned why Haitians should be given specific consideration, two sources briefed on the conversation said.
“Why do we need more Haitians, take them out,” he said, according to sources. Someone else in the room responded: “Because if you do, it will be obvious why.”
The White House issued a statement Thursday that did not deny the remarks. But Trump wrote Friday that he, "Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country."
"Never said 'take them out.' Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings - unfortunately, no trust!" he added.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who attended the meeting, said Friday that Trump used all of the language that has been attributed to him in media reports.
"...in the course of his comments, (the president) said things which were hate filled, vile and racist," Durbin told reporters. "I use those words advisedly. I understand how powerful they are, but I cannot believe that in the history of the White House and that Oval Office, any president has ever spoken the words that I personally heard our president speak yesterday.
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He is beneath my consideration. Except for I find it rather a miracle that he walks upright.
****Dubin concluded, “I cannot imagine a moment where a president sunk to that depth, that’s what breaks my heart.”***
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Oh, good grief. Go put on your pussy hat, Durbin, and STFU.
I hope Trump plays hardball with these dirtbags now.
Perhaps, but I understand that Lyndon Johnson was a prodigious user of the "F" word.
The Dems are making a serious mistake. They are threatening to shut down the government to protect people who are NOT Americans. They are willing to hurt the military and everyone else because they value non Americans over Americans.
Go ahead Dems, make our day. Do it!
NEVER meet with ‘RATS & RINOs without recording the meeting. Snakes will be snakes if you let them get away with it.
President Trump, the ‘RATS in the Senate are NOT your friends and neither are the RINOs. They’ll stab you in the back whenever they perceive an opportunity.
Haiti is a shithole. Being PC means not having the good sense to call out the obvious, apparently.
I think the comments are love-filled. Love for America and future generations. Why is Durbin trying to destroy the US and kids not even born? Explain yourself Durbin!!! Why do you want to do what the Euro elite are doing their women and children?!
Sorry for the dupe. I must have been duped by Little Dick Turbin.
Haiti would not be so poor and troubled if they had gotten any benefit from the $billion sent to hilLIARy’s foundation for them.
The MSM is pearl clutching when they have said much worse.
I guarantee you each and every one of them has said the same thing when having to go to these places for ‘journalism’...................
Hey Durbin. How much time have you spent investigating why the Hatian’s are openly asking what happened to all the money that supposedly went to help Hati from the clinton criminal foundation?
Donald J. Trump
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Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country. Never said “take them out.” Made up by Dems. I have a wonderful relationship with Haitians. Probably should record future meetings - unfortunately, no trust!
Caption - rubbish tipped at side of main open sewer running through the giant slum of Nezahualcoyotl Mexico
I guess because it is true. I know it is a term I often use because if the shore fits....
YMMV See also http://l7.alamy.com/zooms/dd64cc625b57454788d2e2e4306168b4/rubbish-tipped-at-side-of-main-open-sewer-running-through-the-giant-a9nx9w.jpg"
“I use those words advisedly. I understand how powerful they are,”
Sorry Dickie boy, it’s 2018 and those are just words and accurate. So live in 1985 Dickie, see where it gets you...
And Johnson used to love to flash his Johnson. Was rather proud of it from what I heard.
Heh heh and now watch focus shift to the Clinton Foundation and why after all the money Haiti is still a s-hole.
Childish tattle-tale.
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LOL. Next they'll be calling him a workaholic.
Nah!
;-)
You would think after all that has been thrown at him by the Dems that Trump would realize that they are not his friends and there are no ‘deals’ to be made with them.
Trump should instead work on getting more die hard Republicans elected in the mid terms so the Dems can be cut out completely. That’s what Obama did. Didn’t see him making any deals. His Democrats locked doors so that Republicans couldn’t even get in to voice their opinion.
So let me get this straight, Durbin says he heard Trump say all of these vile and nasty things about Haiti, then waited for over 24 hours until after the WaPo story broke to confirm it? Don’t you think if Trump actually said what is being reported that Durbin would have been running to the microphones to tell it to the media immediately after the meeting?
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