U.S. and Pakistani officials say neither has happened, and in conversations over the last week the two sides have tried to move past Trump’s incendiary rhetoric. Pakistan was initially fearful that Trump would launch a strike in Pakistan — similar to the secret 2011 raid that captured Osama bin Laden outside Islamabad — and put its forces on alert the day the aid suspension was announced. Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat, said President Trump “said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist” during a meeting on Thursday . CAPTION Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat, said President Trump “said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist” during a meeting on Thursday . Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, the Senate’s second-ranking Democrat, said President Trump “said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist” during a meeting on Thursday .

Source: Los Angeles Times January 12, 2018 23:37 UTC