Trump calls Afghanistan, Haiti, and Somalia “hellholes”

Paola Castillo
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Years after sparking controversy for his comments about “shithole countries”, Donald Trump, declared this Tuesday that there are also “hellholes”, while talking about the migration problem. In that derogatory manner, he specifically referred to Afghanistan, Haiti, and Somalia, along with “many other countries.” “I have also announced a permanent pause on migration from the third world, including hellhole countries like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia, and many others,” he expressed. The President of the United States also took the opportunity to rewrite an old political episode: “I didn’t say ‘shithole’, you said it,” he stated.

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According to Trump, his original words were directed at Democratic senators in a “totally confidential” conversation when that media scandal broke out. “We had a meeting and I said: ‘Why do we only accept people from shithole countries? Why can’t we accept some people from Norway, Sweden, just a few? Let some from Denmark come. Would they mind sending us some? Send us nice people. Can it be done? But we always welcome people from Somalia, places that are a disaster, right? Filthy, dirty, disgusting, crime-ridden. The only thing they know how to do is chase boats,” recalled the president.
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