https://www.postandcourier.com/poli...cle_e99c2fba-f7a9-11e7-a381-d7950e17b81f.html Sen. Tim Scott: Graham says reports of Trump's 'shithole countries' comment 'basically accurate' U.S. Sen. Tim Scott said he talked to fellow South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham about hearing President Donald Trump's "shithole countries" comment and Graham confirmed to him the president said it. Graham, Scott said, told him the reported comments are “basically accurate.” https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entr...7ffe4b02cebbfdb29c8?ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009 Dick Durbin Was In The Room And Confirms Trump Made ‘Shithole’ Comments “He said these hate-filled things and he said them repeatedly.” Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Friday that he heard President Donald Trump make “hate-filled, vile and racist” comments to lawmakers that the president is now denying. Durbin, who was at the White House meeting on Thursday to discuss immigration, is the first to go on the record confirming reports that Trump referred to African nations as “shithole countries,” and that the U.S. should “take ... out” Haitians currently living in the U.S. Trump reportedly also commented that the U.S. should accept more immigrants from Norway. Trump on Friday claimed on Twitter that he didn’t use the language attributed to him about Haitians, but neither he nor the White House has directly denied his comments on African countries.
Yeah Trump is taking a lot of flak for his comment world-wide. He'd be better off if he just stepped up and owned it -- but this would be politically incorrect.