
President Donald Trump on openly confirmed that he used the phrase "s--thole countries" to describe Haiti and African nations during a 2018 Oval Office discussion on immigration — a remark he had previously disputed in public.
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania, Trump referenced his recent announcement of a "permanent pause on Third World migration," listing Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and "many other countries." When an audience member yelled the slur, Trump responded before recounting the earlier incident with lawmakers.