Ms. Ambush, a retired school principal from Frederick, Md., put the blame squarely on Mr. Trump. (Mr. Trump later denied he said it, and on Sunday, a Republican senator who was present did as well.) “That’s where we are right now, I think.”Some say that Mr. Trump’s language is distracting from an important policy question that will affect millions of people. “Forgive the message that has been said,” he told them, “and feel happy and hope in the name of Jesus Christ.”American-born black church leaders were angrier. The factories are not gone because of immigration.”In Miami, Mr. Trump’s negative stereotyping of immigrants, especially Haitians, seemed to rankle most.

Source: New York Times January 15, 2018 01:18 UTC