Trump denies calling Haiti, Africa ‘shithole countries’
By Reuters
12 January 2018 |
3:58 pm
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a tweet on Friday that he used 'tough language' in a meeting about immigration, but denied he referred to Haiti and Africa as 'shithole countries'.
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