President Trump disparaged Mandela, other black leaders: Former lawyer

WASHINGTON: Michael Cohen, US President Trump’s former personal lawyer, is alleging in a new book that Trump made disparaging remarks about black world leaders including former South African President Nelson Mandela, as well as about US minorities, Washington Post reported on Saturday. In a book due to be published next week, Cohen writes that following Mandela’s death, Trump said: “Mandela f***ed the whole country up. Now it’s a s*****le. He was no leader.”
He alleged that Trump said: “Tell me one country run by a black person that isn’t a s*****le.” White House spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany attacked Cohen’s credibility.
“He’s a felon and disbarred lawyer. It’s unsurprising to see his latest attempt to profit off of lies.” Cohen also alleged that Trump was dismissive of minorities. During 2016 campaign, he said that he would not win the Hispanic vote. Trump said: “Like the blacks, they’re too stupid to vote for Trump.”