Posted on 01/12/2018 12:53:56 PM PST by Red Badger
The United Nations has condemned President Donald Trump's "racist" description of African nations and Haiti as "shithole countries," amid global outrage over the vulgar comments.
In a discussion with lawmakers on immigration, Trump reportedly asked why the U.S. should accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole countries."
The United Nations human rights office on Friday rejected his words as "racist" and inciting xenophobia.
"These are shocking and shameful comments from the President of the United States. There is no other word one can use but 'racist,'" U.N. human rights spokesman Rupert Colville told a Geneva news briefing when asked about the comments.
"You cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as 'shitholes,' whose entire populations, who are not white, are therefore not welcome," he continued. "It's about opening the door to humanity's worst side, about validating and encouraging racism and xenophobia that will potentially disrupt and destroy the lives of many people."
Colville was not alone in condemning the vulgar comments. As Africans woke up to news of the president's words, much of the world had already weighed in.
The African Union continental body told The Associated Press it was "frankly alarmed" by the president's comments.
"Given the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, this statement flies in the face of all accepted behavior and practice," AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo said.
The comments put African leaders across the continent in an uncomfortable position.
As top recipients of U.S. aid, nations were weighed with the decision of how to respond diplomatically, especially with the Trump administration threatening to slash foreign assistance.
South Sudan government spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told AP: "Unless it was specifically said about South Sudan, we have nothing to say."
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.com ...
Yada, yada. Kick the UN out of the US.
[This is the beginning of the end for Trump.]
I seriously doubt that. Relax.
And this from an anti-U.S. s-hole organization.
This U.N. mouthpieces's outrage essentially verifies the truthfulness of Trump's description, assuming Trump made the earthy but colorful remark.
[ Newsweek speaks for the entire world!]
NewsWEAK: constant liberal propaganda. Loved by the uber-liberals heading up Yahoo.
Another day, another example of their Democrat agit-prop.
Any race can live in a ########.
Notice that the International Association of Jew-Haters never denied that these countries are, indeed, shitholes.
Just saying.
get the US out of the UN. Get the UN out of the US!!NOW!!!
The mission of the UN is to encourage as much migration from shithole countries to others until all countries are “equal”. Shitholes.
waterboard Dick Durban , see what he really heard
You didn’t read the rest. Pretty obvious it was sarcasm.
Leftist elites may hang onto their every word, but with every criticism of our president and our country the average American's contempt for them grows.
"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." -- Eric Hoffer
Oh goodie the Jew haters have something to say
So, they are offended and say it’s racist but they DON’T say their countries are bountiful paradises of beauty and comfort? No denial of the designation?? So the shithole countries have spoken and what’s different?
Actually I did, but missed the sarcasm.
O.K. got ya. Yes, funny.
The lefties are sure going nuts. They latched on to this like Hillary Rodham’s latest fiction.
And now Herr Hillary is strangely silent.....Hmmmmm
The UN....sounds familiar. Something about being anti-Jews and their troops raping their way through Africa I think.....
“”Given the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, this statement flies in the face of all accepted behavior and practice,” AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo said”
Given the reality of how many Africans profited by selling their fellow Africans into slavery..
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