UN calls Donald Trump's comments 'racist'
Donald Trump's reported remark branding Haiti, El Salvador and unspecified African nations as "s***hole countries" has been branded racist by a UN human rights official.
"If confirmed these are shocking and shameful comments from the President of the United States," spokesperson Rupert Coleville said.
"There is no other word you can use but 'racist'."
"You cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as 's***holes', whose entire populations who are not white, are therefore not welcome."
The US President made the comment during a meeting with congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Thursday, according to US media.
“Why are we having all these people from s***hole countries come here?” Mr Trump said after being presented with a proposal to restore protections for immigrants from the countries in question.
UN calls Donald Trump's s***hole immigrants comments 'racist' | The Independent
Donald Trump's reported remark branding Haiti, El Salvador and unspecified African nations as "s***hole countries" has been branded racist by a UN human rights official.
"If confirmed these are shocking and shameful comments from the President of the United States," spokesperson Rupert Coleville said.
"There is no other word you can use but 'racist'."
"You cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as 's***holes', whose entire populations who are not white, are therefore not welcome."
The US President made the comment during a meeting with congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Thursday, according to US media.
“Why are we having all these people from s***hole countries come here?” Mr Trump said after being presented with a proposal to restore protections for immigrants from the countries in question.
UN calls Donald Trump's s***hole immigrants comments 'racist' | The Independent