[Ed. – Trump apparently implied some African nations are sh**holes, although without naming them. According to Tapper’s sources, the president is correct in tweeting that he did not call Haiti a sh**hole. Interestingly enough, as Howard Portnoy pointed out, it’s still true that the Clintons used Foundation money meant for Haiti to clothe Chelsea for her wedding, among other non-Haiti-related expenses.]
After heavy mouth-breathing at the networks, including CNN’s Anderson Cooper nearly in tears and Don Lemon lashing out with a furious tirade that blasted remaining Trump supporters as racists and implying during a moment of silence they should go… ahem… there are conflicting reports about what was actually said. …
“Haitians?” the president said. “Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out” —- meaning take them out of the deal.
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— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 12, 2018
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Then in a separate part of the conversation when they were referencing the diversity visa lottery, President Trump referred to people coming from Africa as coming from “shithole countries.”
Again, I’m not saying this is better. Just that this is what happened, per my source. 5/
— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) January 12, 2018
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