Donald Trump accused of ‘100% racist’ immigration outburst

The US President singles out Haiti as a ‘shithole’ country and demands more migrants from Norway

Trump accused of vulgar, racist outburst during meeting on immigration deal
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Donald Trump suggested the US should stop accepting immigrants from “shithole countries” during a meeting at the White House yesterday.

In the latest example of his “penchant for racially tinged remarks denigrating immigrants”, says The New York Times, the US President “alarmed and mystified” Democrats and Republicans at a meeting to discuss a bipartisan immigration plan.

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