thephan wrote:That’s amazing. Shathole countries, truly a horrible human.

He seems to think that the visa lottery drawing is really a drawing out of a hat. Sort of like how we settle things here in Virginia.

Deputy press secretary trying to spin. No denial on his comment, just more MAGA.

NOTE: Worth noting JH got bottom paged in giving himself a concussion over the lack of denial. When you want to shovel shat at him about being a R, remember that there are sane republican.

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curveball wrote:I don't know if this was mentioned but the Pa. Courts ruled that the gerrymandering map is legal and that the people suing should stop their suit. The only avenue left is the U.S. supreme court. This is what I just heard on the tv news.

there are two lawsuits; one ruled yesterday...is this in regards to the other one?

“Reason I canceled my trip to London is that I am not a big fan of the Obama Administration having sold perhaps the best located and finest embassy in London for ‘peanuts,’ only to build a new one in an off location for 1.2 billion dollars. Bad deal. Wanted me to cut ribbon-NO,"

The George W. Bush administration had decided more than a decade ago to relocate the embassy from offices on prime land in the tony neighborhood of Mayfair in central London to a plot on the banks of the Thames in the south of the city. SecuThe George W. Bush administration had decided more than a decade ago to relocate the embassy from offices on prime land in the tony neighborhood of Mayfair in central London to a plot on the banks of the Thames in the south of the city. Security concerns drove the move, in line with a worldwide upgrade and redesign of embassy facilities to better protect them from vehicle bombs and other terrorism. security concerns drove the move, in line with a worldwide upgrade and redesign of embassy facilities to better protect them from vehicle bombs and other terrorism.

The African Union continental body told The Associated Press it was "frankly alarmed" by Trump's comments.

"Given the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, this statement flies in the face of all accepted behavior and practice," AU spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo said. "This is particularly surprising as the United States of America remains a global example of how migration gave birth to a nation built on strong values of diversity and opportunity."

But Botswana's government called Trump's comment "reprehensible and racist," saying the U.S. ambassador had been summoned to clarify whether the nation is regarded as a "shithole" country after years of cordial relations.

South Africa's ruling African National Congress called Trump's comments "extremely offensive." Deputy secretary general Jesse Duarte said developing countries do have difficulties but the United States itself has millions of people out of work or without health care, and "we would not deign to make comments as derogatory."

South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane called Trump's comments "abhorrent ... The hatred of Obama's roots now extends to an entire continent." Uganda's state minister for international relations, Henry Okello Oryem, called the remarks "unfortunate and regrettable" and said he hopes African heads of state will reply at an African Union summit later this month.

African media outlets and the continent's young, increasingly connected population were not being shy.

"Well, that is the perfect definition of racism. That is all I have to say," Kenyan entrepreneur Wangui Muraguri told the AP in his Nairobi office.

Trump's comments were "shocking and shameful" and "I'm sorry, but there's no other word one can use but racist," said a spokesman for the U.N. human rights office, Rupert Colville. "This isn't just a story about vulgar language, it's about opening the door to humanity's worst side," he said.

“We know who he is, and what he says doesn’t surprise anybody,” said Marjorie Villefranche, the director general of La Maison d’Haïti, a Haitian community organization in Montreal. “What Trump said is racist, and it is irresponsible because it threatens to encourage discrimination. That is why Haitians are hurrying to come here.”

thephan wrote:did you think it could get worse? Sure it can.

The WH has deployed its surrogates to communicate that the shathole comment is a fabrication, fake news, never happened.

CalvinBall wrote:

thephan wrote:did you think it could get worse? Sure it can.

The WH has deployed its surrogates to communicate that the shathole comment is a fabrication, fake news, never happened.

After saying it was true last night. These people are insanely bad at everything they do.

The Crimson Cyclone wrote:the interesting part is whether the others like Graham will answer if he said it

TenuredVulture wrote:One more thing--today, in right wing media bias, we have the always reliable NPR (really, yank their fucking funding already--it's not much better than Fox News for people who like soy milk) which reported the story about Trump not visiting the London embassy because Obama's bad real estate deal, but did not include the fact that Bush was the one who set up the embassy move, and the fact that Britain was not enthusiastic about this and there's probably some royal family snubbing Trump going on that was the real reason he's not visiting.