Trump’s presidential victory hinged heavily on his surprise win in Florida, which Republicans are trying to build on in this year’s midterm elections. “It’s not helping,” Michael Barnett, vice chairman of the Florida Republican Party, said of Trump’s remarks. Barnett, an African American attorney in Palm Beach County who is close to the Haitian community there, added, “As far as making our job harder, we’ve been through a lot already with him.”Some Florida Republicans quickly condemned the president’s remarks. Marchers head out in Miami’s Little Haiti neighborhood Friday to commemorate the earthquake that struck the island several years ago — and to protest President Trump's disparaging remarks about the island. Bernard said if Florida Republicans aren’t quick to denounce Trump’s comments, they’ll face a backlash in the midterm elections.

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2018 01:15 UTC