The president’s question was this: “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”Technically — in its own crass way — it was a policy question. And beyond policy, for many black Americans, “shithole countries” was not just a diplomatic insult to several foreign nations. Raphael G. Warnock, center, denounces President Trump's remarks on Friday in Atlanta. Raphael G. Warnock, center, denounces President Trump's remarks on Friday in Atlanta. Timothy McDonald, pastor of the First Iconium Baptist Church in east Atlanta, wondered about people who heard Trump’s remarks.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 13, 2018 00:45 UTC