The Fix’s Eugene Scott explains how Trump’s “shithole countries” comment is the latest example of his history of demeaning statements on nonwhite immigrants. (Bastien Inzaurralde/The Washington Post)The Fix’s Eugene Scott explains how Trump’s “shithole countries” comment is the latest example of his history of demeaning statements on nonwhite immigrants. “This is par for the course,” said former House speaker Newt Gingrich, a supporter of the president who is writing a book about Trump’s America. President Trump once asked a group of black members of Congress if they personally knew Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, and he was surprised when they didn’t, NBC News reported. I’m not a racist — although they say you’re a racist if you say that you’re not a racist.”[How Trump’s comment could make a government shutdown more likely]Right-wing extremists and white supremacists welcomed Trump’s comment.

Source: Washington Post January 13, 2018 00:00 UTC