“Country shit” : Trudeau refused to criticize Trump

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Friday, January 12, 2018 16:44

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In the aftermath of revelations that the president, Donald Trump has trained some countries, including Haiti, of ” country shit “, Justin Trudeau refused to criticize the remarks of his american counterpart.

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“I’m not going to comment on what Mr. Trump would or would not have said,” responded the prime minister on Friday at a press conference in London, Ontario. He added that Canada remained an open and welcoming country on the world.

President Donald Trump has drawn criticism from around the world after several american media had revealed that he had qualified Haiti, el Salvador and the african nations of ” country shit “.

“Why have we all these countries people shit who come here ? “it, it would have launched on Thursday in the oval office during a meeting about the protections afforded to immigrants.

Donald Trump would have even asked that Haitians be excluded from any agreement on immigration in the United States, according to sources who attended the meeting.

Questioned about this at the end of the winter retreat of his cabinet ministers, Justin Trudeau has instead seized the ball rolling to mark the eighth anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010.

“We have seen in the weeks, months and years that followed the generosity of the haitian community, but also Canadians who have supported their haitian friends,” said Mr. Trudeau, saying speak not only as prime minister but as a member of montreal’s Papineau, which is home to a large haitian community.