The country of Botswana is asking the U.S. to clarify whether its considered a shithole country

[kpete]

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[MineralMan]

1. I think all African Nations should Summon their US Ambassadors

to account for Trump's statement. Yes, indeed, I do.

[RandomAccess]

7. If they HAVE ambassadors

[MineralMan]

8. Yes, there is that.

Trump has neglected appointing ambassadors to many nations. Perhaps he thinks that "shithole" countries don't need ambassadors.

[sunonmars]

2. How much lower as a country can we sink, will someone not rid us of this evil twat.

[yuiyoshida]

3. Trump truly doesn't care...and he would glad use

the "N" word to get his point across. This is why we can't have nice things.

[marylandblue]

4. Botswana should send a gift to trump

A bucket of the finest shit their country has to offer.

[jberryhill]

5. I believe that designation requires a certification by the US State Department

There are various status designations used by different executive agencies of the US government.

Each them, like "terrorist supporting nation", "most favored nation" and "shithole country" have different reporting and certification requirements.

[RandomAccess]

6. Here's why it matters -- excellent first response on Twitter

Disrupting US relations with historic allies in Africa provides a huge opening for Russia and China economic interests to get established there.

9:59 AM - 12 Jan 2018

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