Trump says he 'deeply respects' African people in letter to leaders
Source: NBC News
JAN 27 2018, 10:32 AM ET
by SAPHORA SMITH and VIVIAN SALAMA
In a letter to African regional leaders, President Donald Trump has said he "deeply respects" the people of Africa and that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will make an "extended visit" to the continent in March.
The letter a copy of which was obtained by NBC News is dated Thursday and was sent ahead of the African Union summit this weekend in Ethiopia.
The correspondence comes after Trump caused widespread outrage by reportedly referring to African nations as "shithole countries" in a bipartisan immigration meeting earlier this month.
Trump has denied using this language but Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin told reporters the president repeatedly used the slur to refer to African nations at the meeting they both attended on Jan. 11.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-says-he-deeply-respects-african-people-letter-leaders-n841596
pangaia
(24,324 posts)I like Africans.
I like South East Asians
I like Tahitians
I like....ummm oh yeah, I like Mexicans
In fact I have even had some of them working for me.. good jobs... hard workers... no problems with 'them'
...............................
PS
I'm Hungarian. I wonder if he likes Hungarians?
Ohiogal
(32,196 posts)He put it in a letter?
I wonder who wrote this letter for him and if he even knows it was written.
PatSeg
(47,770 posts)I'm quite certain that the phrase "deeply respects" has never come out of his mouth or pen. Trump respects nothing and no one, "deeply" or otherwise. Maybe Putin, but not deeply.
iluvtennis
(19,912 posts)LiberalFighter
(51,389 posts)Words on paper won't match what he speaks.
onecaliberal
(33,013 posts)trusty elf
(7,404 posts)zero!
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)Come on Trumpstain... be specific. And provide evidence.
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)asshole and not nor never be my president.
DFW
(54,511 posts)I hear he's also a fan of Pellucidar, and he may even be aware it's not in Africa.
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)An attempt to make amends for the "fake news" that he said that, but it's not very believable.
jimlup
(7,968 posts)The guy is a total two faced hypocrite who will say whatever he needs to say at any instant to further his own selfishness.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)Off the top of his head.
jmowreader
(50,601 posts)North Africa, South Africa, East Africa, West Africa and Nambia.
oberliner
(58,724 posts)MFM008
(19,837 posts)CNN I think, he lies so much it's second nature.
Noone cares maggot.
Most of us hate you.
BIGLY.
dalton99a
(81,708 posts)Same old shit
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,603 posts)His staff rewrote their boss's words before issuing the statement.
DavidDvorkin
(19,510 posts)47of74
(18,470 posts)And as always, I accept cash, check, or paypal.
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
(12,603 posts)panader0
(25,816 posts)50 Shades Of Blue
(10,110 posts)left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Building ports, railroads, etc
and expanding trade.
This is no time to piss off African nations and people.
barbtries
(28,824 posts)putin
dutarte
sun jong un
sorry if i got the names not quite right.
i'm sure there are some terribly corrupt leaders in Africa, authoritarian, exploitative, murderous...these would be the leaders that trump admires. as for everyday people, he doesn't even respect them in the USA. or admire them.
the_sly_pig
(741 posts)keithbvadu2
(37,051 posts)riversedge
(70,464 posts)Too bad trump did not think about this prior to blabbing and demeaning Africa.
...n the letter, Trump says the United States "profoundly respects" the partnerships and values shared by the U.S. and Africans. The president also underscores his commitment to "strong and respectful relationships with African states."
Trump offers his "best wishes for a successful summit" and notes that U.S. and African troops are "fighting side by side to defeat terrorists and build secure communities."
Four U.S. servicemen were killed in October after being ambushed by militants while on patrol in Niger. The body of Sgt. La David Johnson was not recovered until nearly 48 hours after the Oct. 4 attack.
The incident prompted a military investigation and questions in Congress about U.S. involvement in the region.
keithbvadu2
(37,051 posts)Yet stable genius kills our troops in those countries by refusing them the resources to do their jobs.
Too bad the CinC cannot be court martialed for dereliction of duty.
Trump says he knows more then the generals.
All that spare time playing golf when he could have been planning missions and not killing soldiers by assigning less qualified underlings to the task of mission planning.
Our military requested more resources for Niger mission(s) but the Trump administration refused them.
http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-trump-niger-20171019-story.html
mitch96
(13,947 posts)Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...Flip...flop... Flip.... flop...
Now how many is that on the old "Lie-O-meter?? over two thousand??
m
gibraltar72
(7,518 posts)Trump likes and respects people from African countries and other non Norwegians almost as much as he likes and respects women in general, and his wife in particular.
marble falls
(57,540 posts)djacq
(1,634 posts)Miigwech
(3,741 posts)That's what happens when a bully is beaten, total capitulation because no principle left to stand on. trump knows he needs to be a good boy, on this issue anyway.
Botany
(70,657 posts)As already noted the man lies as easy as he breathes.
Faux pas
(14,714 posts)they really really really believe him. What a maroon.
bucolic_frolic
(43,511 posts)my African Americans
HipChick
(25,485 posts)coward...
Beartracks
(12,839 posts)"Shithole people LOVE me!!!!!"
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Beartracks
(12,839 posts)thegoose
(3,115 posts)Some staffer wrote it. It's sad!!! that NBC News is actually reporting on this like it's something important coming from this festering cesspool of a white house.
Remember, Dumpie always passes off shit to his underlings. He doesn't do anything except jam his colon full of McDonalds, tweet and golf.
Skittles
(153,311 posts)AllyCat
(16,267 posts)turbinetree
(24,745 posts)you went after a former sitting president that you claimed was not born here.................so FUCK YOU and your right wing racists horse that you ride on......................
You don't respect anyone, except your narcissistic megalomania self, when you look in the mirror
November 2018 cannot get here fast enough with the BLUE WAVE