Story highlights President has previously said he would be advocate for Haitian-AmericansNow, ire is directed at him for disparaging comment about migrants from there(CNN) In September 2016, then-candidate Donald Trump promised to be a "champion" for Haitian-Americans. "I'm running to be president of all Americans, that's everybody, and whether you vote for me or don't vote for me, I really want to be your greatest champion and I will be your champion," Trump told a small group of Haitian-Americans in Miami. That is what I intend to give them. Trump's comments on the campaign trail are in direct contrast to his remarks Thursday, when he decried the migration of citizens from "shithole countries " referring to Haiti and African nations, sources told CNN. The President made the comments during an Oval Office meeting with lawmakers.

Source: CNN January 12, 2018 04:22 UTC