President Trump may not want to check his mentions.
The president was criticized by a variety of Twitter users on Saturday, from comedian Chelsea Handler to Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz, D-Fla., for his remarks he reportedly made about Haitians and Nigerians.
The White House has denied the “outrageous claims” in the New York Times report that said Trump, during a summer Oval Office meeting about immigration, claimed that Haitians “all have AIDS” and once Nigerians see what life in America is like, they would never “go back to their huts.”
“We should never respond to the President’s hatred and bigotry with silence. It’s a good thing the Haitian community is far stronger, wiser, and kinder than Donald Trump will ever be,” Wasserman Shultz tweeted.
We should never respond to the President’s hatred and bigotry with silence. It’s a good thing the Haitian community is far stronger, wiser, and kinder than Donald Trump will ever be.
— Debbie Wasserman Schultz (@DWStweets) December 23, 2017
Rep. Joe Crowley, D-N.Y., said the comments are “beneath the office of the President.”
“The America I know welcomes those fleeing conflict and disaster with open arms. President Trump is once again embarrassing our nation at home and abroad,” Crowley said.
These comments are beneath the office of the President. The America I know welcomes those fleeing conflict and disaster with open arms. President Trump is once again embarrassing our nation at home and abroad. https://t.co/u8f5otFoSt
— Rep. Joe Crowley (@repjoecrowley) December 23, 2017
Comedian and outspoken Trump critic Handler said: “Of course @realDonaldTrump said Haitians have AIDS. That’s exactly something he would say. Why even bother refuting it? Republicans don’t care what he does. If he killed someone on 5th Avenue, Republicans would say the person had it coming. They all belong in jail.”
Of course @realDonaldTrump said Haitians have AIDS. That’s exactly something he would say. Why even bother refuting it? Republicans don’t care what he does. If he killed someone on 5th Avenue, Republicans would say the person had it coming. They all belong in jail.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) December 23, 2017
The co-founder of the Democratic Coalition said the comments are “sad and pathetic.”
“Donald Trump said he thinks ‘all Haitians have AIDS’ & said once Nigerians saw America they’d never ‘go back to their huts.’ Hateful words from a lifelong bigot. An ignorant racist with no respect for anyone except for rich white men that applaud him. Sad and pathetic. Resign!” Scott Dworkin tweeted.
Donald Trump said he thinks “all Haitians have AIDS” & said once Nigerians saw America they’d never “go back to their huts.” Hateful words from a lifelong bigot. An ignorant racist with no respect for anyone except for rich white men that applaud him. Sad and pathetic. Resign!
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) December 23, 2017
Here are some other notable tweets coming out against Trump’s remarks:
Dear Haitians and Nigerians,
Thank you for all your contributions to the world, we appreciate you!
— Mohamed Salih (@MohamedMOSalih) December 23, 2017
We should never become numb to this: Trump actually said that all Haitians have AIDS, and Nigerians would never “go back to their huts” in Africa once they had seen America.
The xenophobia and hatred that is spewed by this delusional man knows no bounds.https://t.co/qn8vZlMhxa
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) December 23, 2017
When the President of the United States says that all Haitians have AIDS and all Nigerians live in huts, we lose our self-respect as a nation and our dignity. How long will the Republican Congress allow this to go on?
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) December 23, 2017
