Celebrities and political commentators shared their outrage Thursday night over President Trump’s reported description of Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as ‘s***hole countries.’
During an afternoon Oval Office meeting about immigration with lawmakers, Trump reportedly asked the room: ‘Why are we having all these people from s***hole countries come here?’ according to the Washington Post.
He’s said to have made the comments while pushing against reinstating protections for immigrants from those countries. According to the Post he then said that the US would be happy to welcome immigrants from countries such as Norway.
Trump denied making the comments Friday morning, but not before they ignited Thursday’s news cycle as movie stars, comedians, musicians and talk show hosts all condemning the President as racist.
Celebrities and political commentators shared their outrage Thursday night over President Trump’s reported description of Haiti, El Salvador and African nations as ‘s***hole countries’
‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah came for Donald especially hard, saying: ‘I don’t know how break this to you, but I think the president might be racist’
During ‘Late Night’ Seth Myers introduced a new segment in response to the president’s comments called ‘Seth has to step away for a minute,’ in which he got up out of his chair and walked to the corner of his screen while mumbling incoherent frustrations
CNN’s Don Lemon also expressed his outrage over the alleged remarks, saying that while he couldn’t tell Trump or his supporters to go f*** themselves, he can be a southerner and tell them ‘bless your hearts’
‘Daily Show’ host Trevor Noah came for Donald especially hard, saying: ‘I don’t know how break this to you, but I think the president might be racist.’
Noah used his own experiences, as someone from an African country, to explain why he felt that way.
‘Personally, as someone from South S***hole, I’m offended, Mr President,’ the host said.
‘Because not only does he think brown countries are s***holes, he thinks, what, we’re never going to know what he said? I mean, don’t get me wrong, it might take a new weeks, but once the news donkey reaches our village we’ll be so mad.’
CNN’s Don Lemon also expressed his outrage over the alleged remarks, saying that while he couldn’t tell Trump or his supporters to go f*** themselves, he can be a southerner and tell them ‘bless your hearts.’
‘You know what you can do? I can’t say that,’ Lemon said. ‘But you can go read a book, a history book. Because you might learn that some of the people from those s***hole countries were slaves who were brought here by force to help build this country, and then start your learning process from there.’
Other late night hosts, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jordan Klepper, also made similar proclamations about Trump’s latest faux pas.
‘Sir, they are not s***hole countries,’ Colbert said in his opening monologue on ‘The Late Show’. ‘For one, Donald Trump isn’t their president.’
Kimmel devoted most of his show ‘Live!’ to talking about the incident, starting out by reminding his viewers that ‘this is an actual quote from the actual president of the United States.’
He later called the comments ‘unfathomable.’
During ‘Late Night’ Seth Myers introduced a new segment in response to the president’s comments called ‘Seth has to step away for a minute,’ in which he got up out of his chair and walked to the corner of his screen while mumbling incoherent frustrations.
And Klepper, host of Comedy Central’s ‘The Opposition,’ delivered a scathing review dripped in sarcasm.
‘Yup, now that’s how you speak truth to powerlessness,’ he said of Trump’s slight.
‘I know what you’re thinking: What do Norwegians have that Haitians and Africans don’t? It’s simple. They’re all white-knuckle enthusiasts about making America great again.’
Musician John Legend also expressed his outrage over the President’s alleged comments
Zoolander’s Ben Stiller went on a multi-tweet rant about the incident. ‘Haitians are a proud and resilient people and their country isnt (sic) a s***hole,’ Stiller wrote, after commenting on the irony that Friday is the eighth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake
Jerry Springer also voiced his concern, writing simply: ‘When Trump calls other countries “s***hole countries,” does he realize that puts our own citizens in danger? How is that presidential?
Chelsea Clinton, a regularly vocal adversary to many of Trump’s most inflammatory comments, tweeted: ‘Mr President, immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti and the 54 countries in Africa likely helped build your buildings. They’ve certainly helped build our country’
Jerry Springer also voiced his concern, writing simply: ‘When Trump calls other countries “s***hole countries,” does he realize that puts our own citizens in danger? How is that presidential?’
Anderson Cooper choked back tears as he emotionally discussed the issue on CNN on Thursday, giving a touching tribute to the people of Haiti and apologizing on Trump’s behalf.
‘Let me be clear…. the people of Haiti have been through more, withstood more, fought back against more injustice… than our President ever has,’ he said.
Musician John Legend also expressed his outrage over the President’s alleged comments.
‘The president is a racist,’ he wrote, point blank. ‘He has been for his entire public life. If you vote(d) for him, you do so because of that or despite that. We need a multi-racial anti-racist coalition to defeat him and try to heal our nation.’
Zoolander’s Ben Stiller went on a multi-tweet rant about the incident.
‘Haitians are a proud and resilient people and their country isnt (sic) a s***hole,’ Stiller wrote, after commenting on the irony that Friday is the eighth anniversary of the Haiti earthquake.
‘Wishing all those affected by the earthquake, the last hurricane and everything else they have had to deal with all the best from our country.’
Actor Michael Rapaport was so infuriated by the alleged comments that he posted an angry video of himself to his Instagram in which he calls the president ‘D***-stain Donald Trump’
Former FBI Director James Comey simply quoted the Statue of Liberty in his post about the incident
Chef Jose Andres, who owns multiple restaurants across the country, also chimed in with a message for Trump. ‘Mr @realdonaldtrump @POTUS Let me introduce you to some amazing young Haitian women and men!’ he tweeted alongside a photo of six chefs
Actor Michael Rapaport was so infuriated by the alleged comments that he posted an angry video of himself to his Instagram in which he calls the president ‘D***-stain Donald Trump.’
‘You f***ing animal, you dog, you pig,’ Rapaport says while angrily pointing at the camera.
‘I want to make a citizens arrest on d***stain Donald Trump. He is a f***ing terrorist, he is terrorizing me.’
Chelsea Clinton, a regularly vocal adversary to many of Trump’s most inflammatory comments, tweeted: ‘Mr President, immigrants from El Salvador, Haiti and the 54 countries in Africa likely helped build your buildings. They’ve certainly helped build our country.’
Chef Jose Andres, who owns multiple restaurants across the country, also chimed in with a message for Trump.
‘Mr @realdonaldtrump @POTUS Let me introduce you to some amazing young Haitian women and men!’ he tweeted alongside a photo of six chefs.
‘Learning in our @WCKitchen cooking school in Port au Prince. Dreaming of a great future. Their ancestors survived hardships. They deserve respect. And your apology!’
Former FBI Director James Comey simply quoted the Statue of Liberty in his post about the incident.
‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!’ he wrote.
‘This country’s greatness and true genius lies in its diversity.’
And Star Trek actor George Takei wrote: ‘I’m just gonna start calling him president S***hole.’