The President of the Republic of Ghana fired back at President Trump
Donald John TrumpHouse Democrat slams Donald Trump Jr. for ‘serious case of amnesia’ after testimony Skier Lindsey Vonn: I don’t want to represent Trump at Olympics Poll: 4 in 10 Republicans think senior Trump advisers had improper dealings with Russia MORE Saturday, saying his country “will not accept such insults” after Trump reportedly referred to African nations as “shithole countries.”
“The language of @realDonaldTrump that the African continent, Haiti and El Salvador are ‘shithole countries’ is extremely unfortunate. We are certainly not a ‘shithole country.,’” President Nana Akufo-Addo tweeted. “We will not accept such insults, even from a leader of a friendly country, no matter how powerful.”
The language of @realDonaldTrump that the African continent, Haiti and El Salvador are “shithole countries” is extremely unfortunate. We are certainly not a “shithole country”. We will not accept such insults, even from a leader of a friendly country, no matter how powerful.
— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) January 13, 2018
Trump reportedly made the remark in an Oval Office meeting with a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Thursday. He also reportedly said the U.S. should bring in more immigrants from countries like Norway instead of Haiti and African countries.
Sen. Dick Durbin
Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinDemocrats turn on Al Franken Minnesota's largest newspaper calls on Franken to resign Democratic senator predicts Franken will resign Thursday MORE (D-Ill.), who was present in the meeting with Trump, said the president’s denials were “not true” because Trump “said these hate-filled things, and he said them repeatedly.”
Trump has faced worldwide backlash since reports of the remarks surfaced. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have called on Trump to apologize for the remarks, and many Democrats have accused Trump of harboring racist views.
The African Union on Friday demanded Trump apologize for the comment, saying they “dishonor the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity.”
State Department officials said Friday that multiple U.S. diplomats in Haiti and Africa were reportedly summoned to explain Trump’s remarks, and department officials reportedly warned diplomats to expect an “earful” from the countries’ officials.