But the alleged slur was uttered during another topic for discussion — the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) given to a number of nationalities currently living in the country.
In recent weeks, the Trump administration has made a series of announcements that have brought that status to an end. Hours after the meeting, reports emerged that Trump had asked: “Why are we having all these people from s**thole countries come here?”
The US should be taking in migrants from countries like Norway, he is reported to have said. Accounts suggest that when Trump was told that the largest groups of immigrants with that status were from El Salvador, Honduras and Haiti, the President responded: “Haitians? Do we need more Haitians?”
On Friday, Durbin said: “I cannot believe that in the history of the White House, in that Oval Office, any president has ever spoken the words that I personally heard our president speak on Monday.”President Trump said things that were hate-filled, vile, and racist. He used those words repeatedly.” Trump responded by saying his language was “tough” but not the language used in the news reports. He also denied he was a racist.
