The government of Botswana on Friday condemned President Trump for referring to unnamed African nations as “shithole” countries, and summoned the U.S. ambassador to ask whether Botswana, too, is a “shithole.”
“The government of Botswana, today summoned the U.S. ambassador to Botswana to express its displeasure at the alleged utterances made by the President of the U.S., Donald Trump, when he referred to African countries and others as “shithole countries” during a meeting,” a government press release stated.
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