Profane comments (Trump) - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org Let No Man Take Your Crown Sat, 13 Jan 2018 22:12:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-05-16-at-1.06.13-PM-32x32.png Profane comments (Trump) - Garner Ted Armstrong Evangelistic Association https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org 32 32 ‘My s***hole in Africa’: Global reactions to Trump’s comment https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/shole-africa-global-reactions-trumps-comment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shole-africa-global-reactions-trumps-comment Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:52:40 +0000 http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=3614 (CNN) Alta Fourie’s home in Bloemfontein, South Africa, has a perfectly manicured garden, lots of big windows and a vibrant, red tile roof. You could call it a lot of things — lovely, cute or charming come to mind — but Fourie called it “my s***hole in Africa.” CNN asked people from those places to which President...

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(CNN) Alta Fourie’s home in Bloemfontein, South Africa, has a perfectly manicured garden, lots of big windows and a vibrant, red tile roof.

You could call it a lot of things — lovely, cute or charming come to mind — but Fourie called it “my s***hole in Africa.”

CNN asked people from those places to which President Donald Trump reportedly referred to as “s***hole countries” to share their reactions to his remarks. (Trump on Friday denied describing certain nations that way.)
The request got a huge response, with some angry, outraged, hurt or, like Fourie, just wanting to prove Trump wrong.

Alta Fourie shared this photo of her home in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

Alta Fourie shared this photo of her home in Bloemfontein, South Africa.

“Although we have many problems, SA is not a shithole,” she told CNN over the WhatsApp messaging platform.
Ilza Roggeband woke up to the news about Trump’s comments on Friday morning and posted a picture of the beach in Bloubergstrand, South Africa, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from Cape Town.

Maria Kipkemoi shared photos from Aberdare National Park — what she calls “my absolute favorite place in Kenya.” She describes it as a paradise — it grows the best potatoes, there’s a place called Elephant Hill (that looks like the ear of an elephant) and Mount Kenya is visible in the distance.

Maria Kipkemoi calls Aberdare National Park her favorite place in Kenya.

Maria Kipkemoi calls Aberdare National Park her favorite place in Kenya.

Kipkemoi said her country is beautiful and reckons that about 40% of Kenyans wear their flag as a wristband.

“What annoys me with foreigners is when they come here, they don’t expect to see malls and froyos,” she said. “Do they expect to see a lion in the street? Or people using smoke signals? Or flying from tree to tree like ‘George of the Jungle?’ ”

The unique wildlife draws people from all over the world to Africa.

Andrew Pike spotted elephants at the Hluhluwe–Imfolozi Park in South Africa.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/12/africa/trump-shithole-comment-people-react/index.html

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]]> Reactions to Trump’s profane comments about Haiti, African nations https://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/reactions-trumps-profane-comments-haiti-african-nations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=reactions-trumps-profane-comments-haiti-african-nations Fri, 12 Jan 2018 21:26:36 +0000 http://www.garnertedarmstrong.org/?p=3610 According to officials in the meeting, President Donald Trump used vulgar language when questioning why the United States would accept more immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and “shithole countries” in Africa rather than places like Norway in rejecting a bipartisan immigration deal. Trump denied using that language. Here is a selection of responses from world...

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]]> According to officials in the meeting, President Donald Trump used vulgar language when questioning why the United States would accept more immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and “shithole countries” in Africa rather than places like Norway in rejecting a bipartisan immigration deal. Trump denied using that language. Here is a selection of responses from world leaders, academics and entrepreneurs from some of the nations mentioned by Trump.

South African opposition

South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane, above, called
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South African opposition leader Mmusi Maimane, above, called Trump’s comments “abhorrent … The hatred of Obama’s roots now extends to an entire continent.”

Botswana

Botswana's government called Trump's comment
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Botswana’s government called Trump’s comment “reprehensible and racist,” saying the U.S. ambassador had been summoned to clarify whether the nation is regarded as a “shithole” country after years of cordial relations.

Botswana’s President Ian Khama, above, on October 28, 2014.

Senegal

Senegal's President Macky Sall said he was shocked
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Senegal’s President Macky Sall said he was shocked and that “Africa and the black race merit the respect and consideration of all.”

African Union

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“Given the historical reality of how many Africans arrived in the United States as slaves, this statement flies in the face of all accepted behavior and practice,” African Union spokeswoman Ebba Kalondo said. “This is particularly surprising as the United States of America remains a global example of how migration gave birth to a nation built on strong values of diversity and opportunity.” Above, German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the fifth African Union-European Union Summit in the Ivory Coast on Nov. 29, 2017.

Kenya

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While the Kenyan government did not have an official statement about Trump’s comments, Kenyan entrepreneur Wangui Muraguri told the AP that Trump’s remarks were “the perfect definition of racism.”

United Nations Human Rights Council

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Trump’s comments were “shocking and shameful,” said Rupert Colville, a spokesman for the U.N. human rights office. “I’m sorry, but there’s no other word one can use but racist.”

Uganda

Uganda's state minister for foreign affairs, Henry Okello
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Uganda’s state minister for foreign affairs, Henry Okello Oryem, called Trump’s remarks “unfortunate and regrettable.” He is shown above, left, with his wife, Janet, on May 12, 2016.

South Sudan

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“Unless it was specifically said about South Sudan, we have nothing to say,” South Sudan government spokesman Ateny Wek Ateny told The Associated Press regarding Trump’s remarks. Above, left, South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir is shown July 9, 2015.

Nigeria

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“He has not only insulted Africans, he has also insulted African-Americans,” said Sylvester Odion Akhaine, associate professor of international relations at Lagos State University in Nigeria. “Internationally, such language will deepen the isolation of the United States, a country that is already losing its global prestige.”

Haiti

The Haitian government said Trump's immigration comment as
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The Haitian government said Trump’s immigration comment as reported reflects a “racist view of the Haitian community.” Above, Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron in France on Dec. 11, 2017.

Source: https://www.newsday.com/news/world/trump-africa-comments-leaders-1.16138967

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