Trump - “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Racists have needed Haiti to be poor since it was founded. They pushed for its poverty. They have celebrated its poverty. They have tried to profit from its poverty.

They wanted it to be a shithole. And they still do.

If Haiti is a shithole, then they can say that black freedom and sovereignty are bad. They can hold it up as proof that white countries—and what’s whiter than Norway—are better, because white people are better.

They wanted that in 1804, and in 1915, and they want it now.”

Great thread here by Jonathan Katz, Duke professor and Haitian history expert.
https://twitter.com/katzonearth/status/951656979658870785

So Haiti's plight and status as the world's poorest country is the white man's fault?

Good Lord, where has accountability gone

Good lord, where has any sense and knowledge of history gone?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Racists have needed Haiti to be poor since it was founded. They pushed for its poverty. They have celebrated its poverty. They have tried to profit from its poverty.

They wanted it to be a shithole. And they still do.

If Haiti is a shithole, then they can say that black freedom and sovereignty are bad. They can hold it up as proof that white countries—and what’s whiter than Norway—are better, because white people are better.

They wanted that in 1804, and in 1915, and they want it now.”

Great thread here by Jonathan Katz, Duke professor and Haitian history expert.
https://twitter.com/katzonearth/status/951656979658870785

So Haiti's plight and status as the world's poorest country is the white man's fault?

Good Lord, where has accountability gone

Good Lord, you have literally proven Katz' comments.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“Racists have needed Haiti to be poor since it was founded. They pushed for its poverty. They have celebrated its poverty. They have tried to profit from its poverty.

They wanted it to be a shithole. And they still do.

If Haiti is a shithole, then they can say that black freedom and sovereignty are bad. They can hold it up as proof that white countries—and what’s whiter than Norway—are better, because white people are better.

They wanted that in 1804, and in 1915, and they want it now.”

Great thread here by Jonathan Katz, Duke professor and Haitian history expert.
https://twitter.com/katzonearth/status/951656979658870785

So Haiti's plight and status as the world's poorest country is the white man's fault?

Good Lord, where has accountability gone

Learn some history. The "white man" as you call Western nations have considerable responsibility for Haiti's plight.

Some of Haiti's stolen wealth was even used by "Baby Doc" Duvalier to purchase a condo in Trump Tower.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:as of a minute ago FoxNews (the website) has stuff on tweets denying he said it, but not yet anything on Durbin confirming it. The article then goes into the details of immigration policy.

That seems to be the strategy, to focus on the actual immigration questions, and avoid the clear evidence of the President's emotional and mental deterioration.

Flake has also confirmed it.

That's one Republican with guts. Dick Durbin (D) has confirmed it. Also in the room were Lindsey Graham R SC David Purdue R GA Tom Cotton R AR Dick Durbin D IL Kevin McCarthy R CA Bob Goodlatte R VA Mario Diaz Balart R FL. Let's see if any of these Republicans speak up against Trump.

Good for Lindsey Graham to have some guts.

Sens. Lindsey Graham, (R-S.C.) and Tom Cotton, (R-Ark.) and Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) were also present in the meeting and were surprised by Trump’s remarks, the Post reported.

Durbin told reporters that Graham “spoke up” when Trump made the remark. He praised Graham for his “political courage.”

"My colleague [Graham] spoke up and made a direct comment on what the president said,” Durbin said, according to MSNBC. “For him to confront the president as he did, literally sitting next to him, took extraordinary political courage and I respect him for it."

+1. Michael Steele the RNC chair called Trump a racist. There are some in the GOP who have not lost their marbles.

[Anonymous]

Blame. That's all you libs know how to do. Pathetic.

200 years of corruption and its someone else's fault

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is time to start shunning anyone - and I mean anyone - who continues to support this presidency.

Agree. They are dead to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:as of a minute ago FoxNews (the website) has stuff on tweets denying he said it, but not yet anything on Durbin confirming it. The article then goes into the details of immigration policy.

That seems to be the strategy, to focus on the actual immigration questions, and avoid the clear evidence of the President's emotional and mental deterioration.

Flake has also confirmed it.

That's one Republican with guts. Dick Durbin (D) has confirmed it. Also in the room were Lindsey Graham R SC David Purdue R GA Tom Cotton R AR Dick Durbin D IL Kevin McCarthy R CA Bob Goodlatte R VA Mario Diaz Balart R FL. Let's see if any of these Republicans speak up against Trump.

Good for Lindsey Graham to have some guts.

Sens. Lindsey Graham, (R-S.C.) and Tom Cotton, (R-Ark.) and Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) were also present in the meeting and were surprised by Trump’s remarks, the Post reported.

Durbin told reporters that Graham “spoke up” when Trump made the remark. He praised Graham for his “political courage.”

"My colleague [Graham] spoke up and made a direct comment on what the president said,” Durbin said, according to MSNBC. “For him to confront the president as he did, literally sitting next to him, took extraordinary political courage and I respect him for it."

Where is Lindsey’s public statement? He’s as craven as the rest. Good for Durbin in throwing this enabler under the racist bus.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:
Learn some history. The "white man" as you call Western nations have considerable responsibility for Haiti's plight.

Some of Haiti's stolen wealth was even used by "Baby Doc" Duvalier to purchase a condo in Trump Tower.

Wow, just wow.

[Anonymous]

BREAKING: NBC confirms with the State Department that the U.S. Ambassador to Panama, John Feeley, has resigned because he no longer feels he can comfortably serve under @realDonaldTrump. Feeley is the first U.S. diplomat to resign over the president's comments.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BREAKING: NBC confirms with the State Department that the U.S. Ambassador to Panama, John Feeley, has resigned because he no longer feels he can comfortably serve under @realDonaldTrump. Feeley is the first U.S. diplomat to resign over the president's comments.

Awww. Poor little snowflake probably wants a trophy

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BREAKING: NBC confirms with the State Department that the U.S. Ambassador to Panama, John Feeley, has resigned because he no longer feels he can comfortably serve under @realDonaldTrump. Feeley is the first U.S. diplomat to resign over the president's comments.

Actions > Words

[Anonymous]

There are still people of integrity. The US Ambassdaor to Panama just announced his resignation. It’s time for people in the White House to stand up and do the same.

Ambassador John Feeley statement: " I signed an oath to serve faithfully the president .... in an apolitical fashion, even when I might not agree with certain policies. My instructors made clear that if I believed I could not do that, I would be honor bound to resign. That time has come"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:BREAKING: NBC confirms with the State Department that the U.S. Ambassador to Panama, John Feeley, has resigned because he no longer feels he can comfortably serve under @realDonaldTrump. Feeley is the first U.S. diplomat to resign over the president's comments.

We still have men of honor in this country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

jsteele wrote:
Learn some history. The "white man" as you call Western nations have considerable responsibility for Haiti's plight.

Some of Haiti's stolen wealth was even used by "Baby Doc" Duvalier to purchase a condo in Trump Tower.

Wow, just wow.

trump has many Haitians with Visas working for him in Marlago. He’s fine with the Haitians as long as they’re cleaning bathrooms and not trying to socialize with him and Ivanka.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Blame. That's all you libs know how to do. Pathetic.

200 years of corruption and its someone else's fault

Well, I am a conservative and I urge you to read the post Independence history of Haiti. There is a reason that the US and other Western nations feared that Haiti would go the way of Cuba. And they actually did a lot to squirrel the wealth out of Haiti before that happened. Of course they had inside help. Read up on it. It is actually interesting. While you are at it, read up on how US actions destabilized El Salvador (another "shit hole" country).