On Thursday, Donald Trump sat with lawmakers in the Oval Office to discuss protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries as part of a bipartisan immigration deal, the Washington Post reports.
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According to sources briefed on the meeting, on behalf of the Congressional Black Caucus, Illinois Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and South Carolina GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham presented a plan to include underrepresented countries in Africa and Temporary Protective Status nations, including Haiti, in the visa lottery. In turn, Trump questioned the idea and offered suggestions of his own.
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“Why do we want all these people from ‘shithole countries’ coming here?” He reportedly said, adding that the country should welcome more people from countries like Norway, CNN reports.
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“Why do we need more Haitians? Take them out,” Trump reportedly said.
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Shortly after, when news broke of his comments, sources tell CNN that Trump said the media was blowing his statement out of proportion.
