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Source: Washington Post
President Trump grew frustrated with lawmakers Thursday in the Oval Office when they floated restoring protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, according to two people briefed on the meeting.
Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here? Trump said, according to these people, referring to African countries and Haiti. He then suggested that the United States should instead bring more people from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he met yesterday.
The comments left lawmakers taken aback, according to people familiar with their reactions. Sens. Lindsey O. Graham (R-S.C.) and Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) proposed cutting the visa lottery program by 50 percent and then prioritizing countries already in the system, a White House official said.
A White House spokesman declined to offer an immediate comment on Trumps remarks.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94_story.html
Edit to add the Vicente Fox Quesada retort -
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Vicente Fox Quesada
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@VicenteFoxQue
.@realDonaldTrump, your mouth is the foulest shithole in the world. With what authority do you proclaim whos welcome in America and whos not. Americas greatness is built on diversity, or have you forgotten your immigrant background, Donald?
5:46 PM - Jan 11, 2018