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The &aribbean &ommunity, or &aricom, has slammed 86 President 'onald Trump for using ³repulsive language” to describe Haiti and African countries. ³&aricom condemns in the strongest terms the unenlightened views reportedly expressed,” the -nation bloc’s *uyana-based headquarters said in a statement. The 8nited 1ations human rights office on Friday reMected as ³racist” and inciting xenophobia the reported remarks by 86 President 'onald Trump describing immigrants from Africa and Haiti as coming from ³shithole” countries. ³These are shocking and shameful comments from the President of the 8nited 6tates. There is no other word one can use but µracist’,” 81 human rights spokesman Rupert &olville told a *eneva news briefing when asked about the comments.

³<ou cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as µshitholes’, whose entire populations, who are not white, are therefore not welcome,” he added.

Trump on Thursday questioned why the 8nited 6tates would want to have immigrants from Haiti and African nations, referring to some as ³shithole countries,” according to two sources familiar with the comments made in the White House.

³ &aricom is deeply disturbed by reports about the use of derogatory and repulsive language by the President of the 8nited 6tates in respect of our member state, Haiti, and other developing countries.”

Trump reportedly referred to immigrants from countries like (l 6alvador and Haiti as people from ³shithole countries” during a meeting with the lawmakers in White House on Thursday. ,llinois 'emocratic 6enator 'ick 'urbin, who was present at the White House meeting, told the AFP that Trump first raised the question, ³'o we need more Haitians" ³6hithole was the exact word used not once, not twice, but repeatedly,” 'urbin said, adding that the word was specifically used in the context of African countries, according to The *uardian. ,n 1ovember, the Trump administration decided to end the status for immigrants from Haiti and 1icaragua. ,t gave the approximately thousand Haitian immigrants who had been granted the status until -uly 0 to return home or legalize their presence in the 8nited 6tates. 1icaraguans were given until -anuary

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The -nation African 8nion also condemned Trump’s remarks, saying they were ³clearly racist.” ³The African 8nion 0ission wishes to express its infuriation, disappointment and outrage over the unfortunate comment made by 0r 'onald Trump, President of the 8nited 6tates of America, whose remarks dishonor the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity,” the African 8nion said in a statement.