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Republicans Join In Condemning Trump's Use Of Expletive To Describe Africa

Calling Africa a "s***hole" and questioning why the U.S. would want immigrants from such places as Haiti and El Salvador has drawn the ire of politicians, leaders and average people the world over.

Lawmakers from both parties joined opinion leaders around the world in condemning remarks made by President Trump during a meeting earlier this week on immigration, in which he referred to "s***hole countries" in Africa and questioned why the U.S. would want to accept immigrants from countries such as Haiti and El Salvador.

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