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President Donald Trump answers a question during a joint news conference with Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the White House, Jan. 10, 2018.

In crude comments, Trump questions why US should take immigrants from Haiti and African countries

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Outrage mounted Friday over President Donald Trump’s reported description of African nations, Haiti and El Salvador as “shithole” countries, with the United Nations slamming his comments as “racist.”

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