last couple days, i now have to tell that grandson that, you know what, you did not come from a shithole nationyou came from a nation that the president of the united states' ancestors came from. and you are just like him. so it was racist. it will always be racist, and i get sick and -- matter of fact, i'll say this. i've never met a racist who thinks they're racist. george wallace didn't think he was racist. david duke doesn't think he's racist. most racists don't think they're racists. >> i said that today on "the situation room." they will argue up and down, they could be a member of the ku klux klan and say, i'm not racist, they just think that's the way the world should be. >> this is not an economic issue, my god, man. most of the folk who come to this country from these so-called shithole countries have more degrees than all three of us in this studio. >> sources are telling cnn that president trump spent last night phoning allies and asking how they thought the shithole remark was playing out in the press. one white house official referred to it as a victory lap and that the president

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donald trump calling african nations shithole countries, asking why the u.s.ore haitian immigrants, and wanting to know why we don't have more immigrants from countries like norway. all of this in the middle of an oval office meeting just one day ago on immigration. let's discuss now. cnn's fareed zakaria is here. you're an immigrant yourself, an american citizen. what was your reaction when you heard the president call the african nations shitholes? >> i assume i actually fit into the same category because it's not clear what he meant by shithole countries. i grew up in india. i don't know whether india would qualify. i think it does because his basic criteria seems to be brown and poor or black and poor. so india would probably fit somewhere on that spectrum. i think other than the vulgarity and the offensive way to talk in general, i think there's something bigger here. actually misunderstands something very crucial about america and the american experiment, which is america has always understood that people who come from screwed up countries are themselves

you. >> there are world leaders this morning condemning president trump for calling african nations shitholesing a bipartisan meeting on immigration reform this week. >> but he singlinged out haiti telling lawmakers that immigrants from that nation should be left out of any immigration deal saying why should we need more hatians? take them out. the hatians and the community in fla fl aorida are reacting. >> i'm running to be president of all americans. that's everybody and whether you vote for me or you don't vote for me, i really want to be your greatest champion and i will be your champion. >> that was then candidate donald trump speaking in little haiti neighborhood just before the 2016 election. >> the hatian people deserve better and that's what i deserve to give them. >> reporter: but in the wake of reports that the president complained about immigrants coming from quote, shithole countries among other disparaging comments, hatians here agree, they deserve better. >> when i just read it, i feel so so sad. i cried. >> reporter: a hatian living in miami under temporary protected status or

let me tell you one thing about shithole nations.ll you one thing about what turns a great nation into a shithole nation. it is a shithole president and government. maybe you lived here all your life and you have not experienced what other nations experienced, what other people in other nations experienced. people live here. they are born and raised and take this freedom for granted. seven years ago, i was standing like this in tahrir square with people killed because they tried to revolt to get the right to vote. just the basic rights that people have here, people in other countries died in order to get. so my message to you, do not take freedom for granted. my message to you, protect what you have, because the power you have here is great. the freedom, the democracy, the right to come and protest are rights that most nations around the world are deprived from. because i am grateful to this nation, because i lived most of my life in egypt, and the first time i voted was here in the u.s., came to the united states, it was the first t

developments, president trump trying to deny his racist oval office remarks calling african nations shithole countries but senator confirmed trump said it. >> in the course of his comments said things which were hate-filled, vial and racist. 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 say yesterday. he said haitians do we need more haigss. and when describing the immigration from africa that was being protected in this bipartisan measure that's when he used these comments calling these nations shitholes. >> senator graham said the reported comments are basically accurate. tonight outrage building over those remarks. >> plus long time attorney alleged to help facilitate six figure payment to actress in october 2016 in exchange for silence. i want to begin with a growing fire storm over president trump racist trash talk. >> joining me now congress and chairman of congressional black caucus thank you for joining us you and house judiciary ranking member are planning to introduce resolut

dick durbin doubled down today, telling jake tapper that, yes, the president called certain nations shithole countries. republican senator lindsey graham has all but confirmed it is true.

president, did you refer to african nations as shitholes? >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> mr. president, can we have your comment? >> mr. president, will you respond to these serious questions about the statement, sir? >> no, absolutely not -- >> we're talking to the president, not you. mr. president, are you a racist? >> those questions in response to a report by "the washington post," later confirmed by nbc news and others, that the president of the united states, during an immigration meeting with lawmakers, in the oval office, asked of african immigrants, why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here? adding, why do we need more haitians? take them out. the president's comments were praised by white supremacists and rationalized on fox news. but by and large they seem to have flipped some kind of switch in the national consciousness. in the same way that "fire and fury" made it okay to talk openly about the president's mental health, trump's remarks have finally given us all permission to stop tiptoeing around the r-word. the country and the w

including recently calling african nations shithole nations.ng business was hit hard during the great recession but bounced back. while she deserves trump deserves credit, she doesn't think some of his policies are going to help her. >> i believe it is going to help the very rich. >> athena, it is incredible because they are giving credit but credit and votes how big is the gap between the two? >> i think it could be big. they are giving credit but only on the stock market. some people say they are not in the stocks. so they don't benefit directly. we spoke to several black voters off cramera as well as on camer. you are not seeing a lot of support growing. >> thank you so much. and next, is this donald trump working hard during a shutdown? is that what working hard looks like? jeanne moos is next. do you want the same tools and seamless experience across web and tablet? do you want $4.95 commissions for stocks, $0.50 options contracts? $1.50 futures contracts? what about a dedicated service team of trading specialists? did you say yes? good, t

president donald trump referred to the developing nations as quote a shithole country one of those nations was el salvador and its president issued a formal complaint to the u.s. government and the u.n. spokesman said the comments were racist. turkey is urging iran and russia to rein in the syrian government's offensive and live province one of the rebels last strongholds as the army assault could force even more people to be displaced one hundred twenty thousand people have fled in just the past three weeks german chancellor angela merkel and her conservative party have struck a deal with the social democrat rivals to open government coalition talks attempt to try to revive the power sharing agreement must be approved by s.p.d. members next week. place in the democratic republic of congo have fired tear gas to disperse churchgoers mourning the deaths of demonstrators who died in recent protests security forces killed at least seven people in the capital kinshasa on new year's eve the demonstrations on friday were organized by catholic activists a new u.n. report on the war and in yemen sh

republican senator lindsey graham is now respond go to the reports that the president called african nations shitholes is coming after major fall out that a source says happened in this bipartisan on immigration reform. the president not only assaulted africa, source tells us also the nation of haiti saying why do we need more haitians, quote. he was just told they are under what's known as temporary protected status. today the president denied the expletive saying that, quote, this was not the language he used. he also tweeted this about haiti, quoting him, never said anything derogatory about haitians other than haiti is obviously a very poor and troubled country. never said take them out. made up by dems. i have a wonderful relationship by haitians. i

pardon me for this, but i think we look like the shithole nation. 26% blame republicans in congress, the democrats. and 10% blame them all. well, let me speak for the 10%. i'm mindful of the fact that the gop controls the white ahouse ad both house, but because the measure needed 60 votes in the senate, the gop couldn't do it alone. last night 50 senators supported that which passed the houts on thursday. they were 10 votes shy. even if the dispute is quickly fixed and the government opens by monday, it is an embarrassment. and the latest example of why our political system is broken. cue the sound bites, finger pointing, fund raising. when i began this show in march of 2014, i warned against this unprecedented polarization in our government and in our media. and i compared politicians to professional wrestlers. i said they are good guy, bad guy, and every battle is good versus evil. sides are redetermined and every fight is choreographed. nearly four years later, things have only gotten worse. we've disincentivized bipartisan agreement. elected officials are now benefiting there cas

. >> shithole nations would be another low. i don't know. i'm struggling to come up with highs. don't think the tax bill is a good bill. so, you know, maybe people are going to be happy about it politically, in the long run -- >> the judiciary maybe? >> what's that? >> the judiciary for him. conservative judges. >> we're doing what he would consider a high? yeah, i would say definitely gorsuch would have to be the absolute highest of anything that's happened to him since he's been elected. >> don't i get to answer? >> you already said the booming economy. quickly, if you can. >> i think the turnaround in the economy is for sure the high and the low, gragree with you. >> the turnaround in the economy happened in 2009/2010. >> we've seen a big acceleration. -- one statistic that just came out. >> thank you, barack obama. >> this just came out thursday. new unemployment insurance claims are the lowest they've been -- >> the residue of barack obama. but you own this one now, the shutdown. >> i agree with you. i think the tweeting has really hurt trump. in ways i wish we could take h

national security analyst. dav david, where do we start in lets start with cancelling this trip. the bigger picture, calling all these african countries, shitholeries. on a national stage. >> it confirms everything that our allies have feared about president trump. you know if you look at the policies alone of what the president is taken, they have different accords. the paris accord of how we deal with the nuclear program and so forth. those are within 40 yard line of normal, political debates. the treats and the insults to individual leaders and the entire nations that most is concerning and giving them the sense that the united states is turning in not to america's first but someone living in america alone effort and we are pix basically advocating space around the world. this is just before the city, to be on the national stage and make the case for americans for all of the ceos and world leaders. you wonder what they're going to say in response there. north korea, he tells the journal in this interview, i probably have a good relationship with kim jong-un. and then when the journalist says have you talked to him, he would not say, what's t

our top story, the president of the united states now denies calling some african nations quote shitholes. the comments were reportedly made during a closed-door meeting in the oval office thursday. according to one source, donald trump is delighted by this controversy. another source tells cnn some white house staffers believe it plays well with the president's base. but there's plenty of outrage beyond that base. the african community demands both a retraction and apology from the u.s. president. despite the president's denial over exactly what will he said regarding both haiti and africa, senators who were in the room at the time have confirmed mr. trump uttered the offensive term. we get the whole story from our jim acosta. >> reporter: today, we gather in the white house to honor the memory of a great american hero the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. >> reporter: it was a moment filled with sad irony. the same day the president signed a proclamation honoring dr. martin luther king jr. mr. trump was dodging questions about his own racially slurred rhetoric. the president is moving

about proposed protections for immigrants he referred to haiti salvador and some african nations as quote shitholes. demonstrators into his ear have burned down a security base near the algerian aboard it follows days of violent protests against plan price and tax hikes the government's deployed troops across the country more than three hundred people have been arrested since protests began on sunday the prime minister has called for calm. has been a second day of protests in pakistan after the rape and murder of a six year old girl the family is accusing the police of not doing enough to investigate the local police chief had been set for negligence in peru thousands of rallied against the pardon of former president of berto for jean-marie he was released on health grounds in december was serving a twenty five year prison sentence for corruption and human rights abuses including mass killings and kidnappings. and a report released in the u.k. warns that nuclear weapons systems around the world are increasingly vulnerable to being hacked by rival states or other groups chatham house think tank says

and call african nations shitholes, againexcuse me, and then say we need more norwegians. is there any secret to what he is doing it. >> the norway yes, haitian no tells you a lot. about everything he said, he said chain migration. does he mean policy or i want more latinos in the country. it is hard to look at the comments. we had that since 2o 11. this is now new that he makes racist comments. we had a long history and we are in the white house and we are talking about an important policy debate and can't hide the comments and tell them a lot about it. >> i think the issue was certainly something that was appalling to a lot of people and the president did it when he was a candidate and he was race baiting and appealing to his base to get the numbers he needed and said he would be president for all people when he was elected and won the presidency and he is in the white house and making policy that impacts all americans and a lot of people coming from other nations and we are used to the leaders viewing the united states as

and worldwide condemnation after donald trump referred to some developing nations as quote shithole country is one of those nations was al salvador and its president issued a formal complaint to the u.s. government a u.n. spokesman said the comments were racist and tunisian authorities have arrested another one hundred fifty people including local office. mission leaders and response to almost a week of anti-government protests close to eight hundred people have now been detained following demonstrations over plans to raise taxes and the price of basic goods. back to our top story now the iran nuclear deal is not the only international agreement donald trump has been taking aim at since taking office he is quickly turned the us his stance on several of them so just three days after his inauguration trump signed an executive order canceling the transpacific partnership trade deal or t.p. with asia in august that have a ministration officially inform the un that it was withdrawing from the paris climate agreement at present the u.s. is the only country in the world not to be part of the board

president, did you refer to african nations, did you use the word shithole to refer to african nations? >> mr. president, did you say -- >> no, the president -- >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> all of that really happened. joining us now, sam jean is an attorney born in haiti and emigrated to the united states with his family and brother a musician. host of the giles files podcast and mark thompson host of make it plain on sirius xm radio. thanks to all of you for spending this friday evening with me on a conversation i would have never predicted we were going to have. sam jean, more than 800,000 people of haitian descent in the united states, probably more once you go back further. >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> all of that really happened. joining us now, sam jean is an attorney born in haiti and emigrated to the united states with his family and brother a musician. host of the giles files podcast and mark thompson host of make it plain on sirius xm radio. thanks to all of you for spending this friday evening with me on a conversation i would have never predicted we wer

and then he went on and he started to describe the immigration from africa calling the nations they come from shitholes. >> president trump, haiti is not what he called it. >> we should hear from some of the republican house members who were in that oval office. >> this is "new day" weekend with victor blackwell and christie paul. >> it is the beginning of martin luther king jr. weekend. dedicated to justice, equal rights, opportunity for many but the president of the united states is facing growing international backlash for comments that a racist. >> the african union is demanding an an polg after he reportedly said he did not need more immigrants from quote, shithole countries. and democrats are now leading an effort to officially censure the president. all of this as the president spends the weekend at his resort. >> we're going to start with abb abbey phillip in washington. the president now has gone to his beach resort but washington still reeling after these comments on thursday. >> reporter: the president's comments are deemed not safe for children after he called these african countries a slur

been worldwide condemnation after this president donald trump referred to some developing nations as quote shithole countries one of those nations salvador its president launched a formal complaint with washington. post. we have sent a formal letter of protest to the united states government also highlighting the value of salvadorans and remembering that they were compact rich who worked on the reconstruction of the pentagon after the terror attacks of two thousand and one and who contributed to the reconstruction of new orleans after hurricane katrina and who made a contribution alongside the united states and several peace mission from other nations. let's get more on the reaction to trump's comments. as a staff attorney at the institute for justice and democracy in haiti she joins us on skype. appreciate you joining us i got a call a text yesterday from a friend of mine who's haitian american actually want to read it to you he said a few years ago i was convinced that young haitians would never have to live through what i went through in the eighty's being bullied because kids thought i had aids

it was behind closed door that allegedly donald trump claimed african nations came from shithole countriesald trump said he used strong language though not that word. he has been fiercely contradicted by a senior democrat who was present.” fiercely contradicted by a senior democrat who was present. i cannot believe that in the history of the white house and the oval office any president has spoken of the words oui’ president has spoken of the words our president spoke yesterday. the no surprise, the president started tweeting this morning denying he did not use those words. it is not true. he said these hateful things and he said that repeatedly. from the un the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. iam the president of the united states. i am sorry but there is now the word ican i am sorry but there is now the word i can use but racist. you can not dismiss entire countries and continents as shitholes. the botswa na continents as shitholes. the botswana government called the comments reprehensible and braces. it may be just w

. >>> today on the show president trump casts a slur on a wide swath of the world's nations calling them shitholes. what does this say about the man who uttered it? and what is the future of immigration in the trump era? >>> then a possible thaw in the frigid relations with north korea. president trump says he would be willing to talk to kim jong-un on the phone. but the question is, is that really a good idea? and what will he say? >>> also, 2017, i think most of the world was happy to say farewell to it, but it was actually a very good year. not just for the 1%. the "new york times" will offer a refreshing dose of good news. >> the most important thing happening right now is not a trump tweet but it is this larger progress that's transforming the world. >>> but first here's my take. the fire and fury over michael wolff's book has largely centered on the power struggles within the white house but behind all of that lies an important political development. one that explains the real rift between donald trump and his former chief strategist, steve bannon. president trump seems to have abandoned pop

this came after president trump at a meeting in the white house labelled african nations as shitholes according to senator dick durbin who was there. that word is having deep impact. joining me to discuss are the former foreign secretary of the united kingdom, he now runs the international rescue committee and the executive director of the center for immigration studies. david, what is your reaction and what is your guess about how other countries, you know, you were foreign secretary. how will they react to this? >> obviously, the language that the president used has taken u.s. diplomacy into the gutter. and i think that on its own would have been enough to relief the summons that you're talking about. botswana is asking is that us? there's a policy question too. this administration's policy in respect of refugees and migrants is leading a global race to the bottom. you have to look at the reductions in the number of refugees allowed to come to the u.s., the recent assaults on the position of the temporary protective status of elevator salvadorians being athleteened with deportation

that's when he used these vile and vulgar comments calling the nations they come from shitholes. the exact word used by the president. not just once, but repeatedly. >> i want to go to cnn congressional correspondent sunlen serfaty. she's on capitol hill. sunlen, you have covered dick durbin for a long time, i've covered dick durbin for a long time. i think it would be fair to take his word and his credibility over what we've heard from the president and it seems like from what you're reporting that a lot of republican lawmakers are saying that as well? >> that's right. brianna, we are getting a sense that after that meeting in that oval office yesterday, that many democrats and republicans came back up here on capitol hill and discussed those words amongst themselves. we heard this morning from republican senator jeff flake who said he spoke with people in the room and essentially confirmed what president trump said. he just tweeted this out moments ago, quote, the words used by the president as related to me directly following the meeting by those in attendance were not tough,

president, did you refer to african nations, did you use the word shithole to refer to african nations? >> mr. president, did you say -- >> no, the president -- >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> all of that really happened. joining us now, sam jean is an attorney born in haiti and emigrated to the united states with his family and brother a musician. host of the giles files podcast and mark thompson host of make it plain on sirius xm radio. thanks to all of you for spending this friday evening with me on a conversation i would have never predicted we were going to have. sam jean, more than 800,000 people of haitian descent in the united states, probably more once you go back further. what is your reaction? >> well, my reaction is the reaction of any decent person would be, haitian, american, kenyan or canadian. it's disgusting, vile and racist. i don't think that we need to ask the president whether he's a racist or not. the president's words, they speak for themselves. it's bigotry speaking for its ooitsz. i think the problem we have most of all we know what the president is. he'

about proposed protections for immigrants he referred to haiti el salvador and some african nations as quote shitholes. there's been a second day of protests in pakistan over the rape and murder of a six year old girl saying that ansari is killing as many who sail thought is in punjab province have not done enough to keep children safe after a series of similar killings then a current reports. that. they're calling for justice for zainab the girl whose body was found in a dump on tuesday four days after she went missing in a district south of the horn. protests have since broke out in several cities in pakistan some of them turning violent the they were funerals on thursday for two men killed in the city of pursuer an enraged crowd stormed a police station. officers responded by firing live rounds on demonstrators law enforcement is being blamed here zain ups father says the police did not act fast enough when his daughter went missing last week the local police chief has been sacked for negligence related to the case. if the culprits in earlier cases had been caught and punished than this incident wo

that's when he used the vile and vulgar words calling the nations shitholes. >> he said the language used by me was tough, but this was not the language used. what was really tough was the outlandish proposal made a big set back for daca. jim accost a the president also denying hederogatory comments about haitians. the white house didn't deny the remarks. >> that's where we are at this point. we have the conflicting comments the president in his press office with the group of lawmakers. we have should point out that senator tom cotton and david purdue put out a joint statement saying they do not recall, that's the word or the phrase being used in that statement. they do not recall president trump making those comments as described by senator durbin. the comments you played by senator durbin a few moments ago. we should point out in the south carolina coast newspaper in the last several minutes. tim scott, the african-american senator from south carolina said publicly that senator graham who was also in that meeting confirmed to him that the reports of the president's comments are acc

president, did you refer to african nations as shitholes. >> mr. president, are you a racist? >> mr. president will you respond to this serious questions about your statement, sir? >> no! >> we're talking to the president, not you, sir. >> mr. president, are you a racist. >> the shouted questions were directed at donald trump, why do we have all these people from [ bleep ] hole countries come here, it's an account reported by the washington post during this hour yesterday and confirmed by dick ---en. >> senator graham made his presentation, the president interrupted him several times with questions. and in the course of his comments said things which were hate filled, vile and racist. i use those words advisably, i understand how powerful they are. i cannot believe in the history of the white house, in that oval office any president has ever spoken the words i personally heard our president speak yesterday. you've seen the comments in the press. i have not read one of them that is accurate. the president started tweeting this morning denying these words. that is not true, he s

soil there's been worldwide condemnation after president trump referred to some developing nations as quote shithole countries one of them myself salvador and its president issued a formal complaint to the u.s. governments turkey's urging iran and russia to rein in the syrian government's offensive in and live province on the rebels' last strongholds it says the army assault could force even more people to be displaced one hundred twenty thousand people have fled in the past three weeks a new report on the war in yemen shows the extent to which saudi arabia and iran of intervened in the conflict and bolsters accusations by the us that iranian weapons have been supplied to hit the rebels and experts are also critical of saudi led coalition airstrikes which of cause the majority of civilian deaths german chancellor angela merkel's conservative party is made a deal with the center left rivals to formally open a government coalition talks later say they're hoping to add months of political uncertainty following september's election. police in the democratic republic of congo have fired tear gas to dispe

that's when he used these vile and vulgar comments calling the nations they come from shitholes. the exact word used by the president. not just once, but repeatedly. that was the nature of this conversation. my colleague, republican senator lindsey graham of south carolina spoke up and made it a direct comment on what the president said. i was very proud of him. it took courage for what he did and i made my own comments in response to it, but for him to confront the president, as he did, literally, sitting next to him. took extraordinary political courage and i respect him for it. >> okay, the comments from the president are just the latest in a long list of racially incendiary remarks from donald trump. here's just a few of his insensitive comments. many coming after he started his campaign for the nation's highest office. back when he announced his candidacy, the day he announced his candidacy in 2015 he made inflammatory remarks about mexican immigrants. >> they're bringing drugs. they're bringing crime. they're rapists and some, i assume, are good people. >> all right, of cou

republican senator lindsey graham is now respond go to the reports that the president called african nations shithole countries. this is coming after major fall out that a source says happened in this bipartisan on immigration reform. the president not only assaulted africa, source tells us also the nation of haiti saying why do we need more haitians, quote. he was just told they are under what's known as temporary protected status. today the president denied the expletive saying that, quote, this was not the language he used. he also tweeted this about haiti, quoting him, never said anything derogatory about haitians other than haiti is obviously a very poor and troubled country. never said take them out. made up by dems. i have a wonderful relationship by haitians. i probably should record future meetings. unfortunately no trust. however, at least seven other people in that room. senator graham, also senator dick durbin, democrat, whose account if true means the president's denials are a lie. >> you've seen the comments in the press. i have not read one of them that's inaccurate. to no surprise, th

that donald trump allegedly claimed that immigrants from haiti, el salvador and african nations came from "shitholetries. donald trump said he used strong language during the meeting on immigration reform, with senators, though not that word. but he has been fiercely contradicted by a senior democrat who was present. i cannot believe that in the history of the white house and that oval office, any president has ever spoken the words that i personally heard our president speak yesterday. to no surprise, the president started tweeting this morning, denying that he used those words. it is not true. he said these hateful things and he said them repeatedly. from the united nation, in genveva, came the stiffest of rebukes. these are shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states. i am sorry but there is no other word one can use but racist. you can not dismiss entire countries and continents as "shitholes". across africe there has been a furious response. the botswana government called donald trump's comments "reprehensible and racist". it may be just words, maybe in another part

ana, the breaking news word that the president referred to african nations and haiti as shithole countries in an oval office meeting, a statement of mia love of utah says the president must apologize. this behavior is unacceptable from the leader of our nation. my parents came from one of those countries, took an oath of allegiance to it and took on the responsibilities of everything that being a citizen comes with. back now with the panel. i mean the white house, they were quick three weeks ago to say, well, no, in this meeting that was white house staff, oh, no, the president didn't say all haitians have aids and that nigerians all live in huts. those statements now ring a lot more true based on what he said today, and amazingly the white house is not denying he said what was reported that he said today. >> well, they can't deny it when you have people of the moral clarity of a dick durbin and lindsey graham and mario diaz balart who were there and heard it. mario diaz balart who represents south florida, where there are an enormous amount of haitian and haitian americans living here. he

he referred to haiti el salvador and some african nations as quote shitholes demonstrators into his ear have burned down a security base near the algerian border it follows days of violent protests against planned price and tax hikes the government's deployed troops across the country more than three hundred people have been arrested. in a second day of protests in pakistan after the rape and murder of a young girl the family is accusing the police of not doing enough to investigate the local police chief has been sacked for negligence in peru thousands of rallied against the pardon of the former president alberto fujimori he was released on health grounds in december last serving a twenty five year prison term for corruption and human rights abuses including mass killings and kidnappings. the german chancellor and the opposition leaders say there are major hurdles to overcome before a new coalition government can be formed after hours of talks there's still no agreement between angler merkel's christian democratic union party and the opposition social democrats germany has been without

european -- norway say predominantly white european nation and you would prefer them over african nations shithole countries as he called them, you're saying you think very lowly of the countries not only from which these people come but also of their ability to contribute meaningfully to american life. it's very ironic to me when you think of africans whether it's tem as cab drivers, as nursing aids, as teachers, as housekeeping staff but they're also extremely well-educated, one of the most educated immigrant populations in this country. about 42% of those over the age of 25 who are african immigrants have bachelor's degree compared to 30% of all of the immigrant population and about 32% of the u.s. borne population. 16% have graduate degrees. my parents is a retired nurse. she's got two bachelor's degree and a masters degree. my father has a ph.d. and represent this country abroad. we are a great and amazing hard working, full of ethics population in this country that has contributed meaningfully to american life and shame on this president that he would say anything differently. >> all those p

disgraceful racist comments by the president of the united states, in the oval office calling african nations shitholeries, the president has not apologized. no surprise, trying to deny he used those words. but there's no denying it. senator rick durbin confirms it, and senator lindsey graham who was at the meeting also said he stood up after those comments. we all know the president meant what he said. sources telling cnn the president called friends to do a victory lap. so it's painfully ironic or for some just painful that today the president sought to honor dr. martin luther king, jr., saying this. >> that is what reverend king preached all of his life, love. love for each other, for neighbors and for

senator dick durbin doubled down today telling jake tapper that yes, the president called certain nations shithole countries. republican senator lindsey graham has all but confirmed it is true. here's a key fact. their stories have never changed. that matters when you're assessing reliability and credibility. you cannot say the same for senators perdue and cotton. both started by saying they could not recall if the man who should have been the focus of their attention, the president of the united states, said a fairly unforgettable word. then they both changed their story. cotton saying he didn't hear the vulgar word. perdue saying it was a gross misrepresentation. we invited both on the show. both declined. for what it's worth, cotton said he was a no for the entire run of this special. ouch. homeland security secretary kirstjen nielsen was also at the meeting and is also on team can't recall. but boy, did she get tested today. let's see this. >> let's see. strong language. there was apologies. i don't remember the specific word. what i was struck with frankly, i'm sure you were as well, was just

sections for immigrants he referred to haiti el salvador and some african nations as quote shitholes. demonstrators into his ear have burned down a security base near the algerian border it follows days of violent protests against plan price and tax hikes the government's deployed troops across the country more than three hundred people have been arrested since protests began on sunday the prime minister has called for calm. has been a second day of protests in pakistan after the rape and murder of a six year old girl the family is accusing the police of not doing enough to investigate the local police chief had been set for negligence in peru thousands of rallied against the pardon of former president alberto fujimori he was released on health grounds in december was serving a twenty five year prison sentence for corruption and human rights abuses including mass killings and kidnappings. and a report released in the u.k. warns that nuclear weapons systems around the world are increasingly vulnerable to being hacked by rival states or other groups the chatham house think tank says the

and that will be even worse now that he has called africa el salvador and haiti shitholes reaction from the united nations was quick these shocking and shameful comments from the president of the united states i'm sorry but there's no other work on communities but racist. you cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as shitholes whose entire populations who are not white. affluent welcomed the president's model denials not believed by most considering he so often gets caught say blatant lies this remark is being taken personally in haiti marking the eighth anniversary of a deadly earthquake you know you've got to tell you we all have to get together and respond to trying to say is many years since haiti has been a shithole country now we are any merging country we can do things we want our independence in the past in kenya unfortunately the american people elected an individual who's been accused of multiple counts of sexual assault is a proven liar and clearly a racist i don't want to leave my country i love my country it's a beautiful country with beautiful people south africa well what i feel abo

that donald trump allegedly claimed that immigrants from haiti, el salvador and african nations came from "shitholetries. donald trump said he used strong language during the meeting on immigration reform, with senators, though not that word. but he has been fiercely contradicted by a senior democrat who was present. i cannot believe that in the history of the white house and that oval office, any president has ever spoken the words that i personally heard our president speak yesterday. the no surprise, the president started tweeting this morning, denying that he used those words. it is not true. he said these hateful things and he said that repeatedly. from the united nation, in genveva, came the stiffest of rebukes. but on this continent, that word is an insult. chant: build the wall, build the wall. "build the wall" was the cry of voters who loved donald trump's hardline stance on immigration during the election. we are going to build the wall, folks, don't worry. and he was said to be doing a victory lap at the white house last night, believing this row will rev up his base. donald trump launch

disgraceful racist comments by the president of the united states, in the oval office calling african nations shitholeent has not apologized. no surprise, trying to deny he used those words. but there's no denying it. he said it. senator rick durbin confirms it, and senator lindsey graham who was at the meeting also said he stood up to the president after those comments. senator tim scott said graham told him the reported comments are basically accurate. we all know the president meant what he said. sources telling cnn the president called friends to do a

>> you had a visceral reaction to the president calling haiti, el sal va is door, every nation in africa shitholentries and he would like people from norway comeing into the country. >> i had a reaction to him saying a white person coming to the country is okay and not a black person. whites are okay. blacks are not. i grew up in a household we were told we were waps and leaders. my best friend's couldn't play with the kids across the street because they were kikes. a white person could own a black person, chinese people 110 years ago were slant eyes. and japanese people deserve to be in detention camps. how many times do we learn the lesson? how many you times did we learn the lesson? this is the land of the free, home of the brave, not the land of the bigots. i've had it with this. we have shadowy conversations in this country about racism. this is about race. it is not about countries. it is not about shitholes and norway and haiti. a white man can come here and a black man can't. that's it. i need a little bit of a coffee break now. i apologize. >> i mean, phil, it is an emotional topic. >> i