Cohen: During Obama's Presidency, Trump Made S**thole Comment About Countries Run By Black People
- 5 years ago
Michael Cohen appeared for a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer, said during his Wednesday testimony that Trump has been calling some countries "s***holes" since before becoming president. "Mr. Trump is a racist. The country has seen Mr. Trump court white supremacists and bigots. You have heard him call poorer countries 's***holes.' In private, he is even worse," Cohen told the House Oversight Committee. He continued: "He once asked me if I could name a country run by a black person that wasn't a 's***hole.' This was when Barack Obama was President of the United States." "While we were once driving through a struggling neighborhood in Chicago, he commented that only black people could live that way," Cohen also stated.
Trump reportedly used the word to describe El Salvador, Haiti, and a number of African countries during a January 2018 meeting on immigration. The Washington Post reported that, according to some lawmakers in the room, Trump asked, "Why are we having all these people from s***hole countries come here?" and suggested that the US instead focus on attracting more people from places like Norway.
Michael Cohen, President Trump's former personal lawyer, said during his Wednesday testimony that Trump has been calling some countries "s***holes" since before becoming president. "Mr. Trump is a racist. The country has seen Mr. Trump court white supremacists and bigots. You have heard him call poorer countries 's***holes.' In private, he is even worse," Cohen told the House Oversight Committee. He continued: "He once asked me if I could name a country run by a black person that wasn't a 's***hole.' This was when Barack Obama was President of the United States." "While we were once driving through a struggling neighborhood in Chicago, he commented that only black people could live that way," Cohen also stated.
Trump reportedly used the word to describe El Salvador, Haiti, and a number of African countries during a January 2018 meeting on immigration. The Washington Post reported that, according to some lawmakers in the room, Trump asked, "Why are we having all these people from s***hole countries come here?" and suggested that the US instead focus on attracting more people from places like Norway.