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Pedro Camacho

Trump Owns Infamous 's--Thole Countries' Line He Previously Denied, Calls African Nations 'Filthy, Dirty, Disgusting'

U.S. President Donald Trump (Credit: Photo by Roberto Schmidt/Getty Images)

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.

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