PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) – Haitians angry over recent words and actions by U.S. President Donald Trump are showing their anger outside the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince.
Demonstrators gathered outside the gates of the embassy complex Thursday chanting slogans and waving signs denouncing Trump over reported remarks about Haiti and a move to end a program that gave temporary legal status to thousands of Haitians in the U.S.
Signs and Creole chants by the protesters criticized reported remarks by the president last week in which he is said to have profanely disparaged African countries and asked why the U.S. would want more Haitians.
Demonstrators chant outside the U.S. embassy during a protest against President Donald Trump’s recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, in Tabarre, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Community leaders and activists say thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. under a temporary protected status will face employment and travel hurdles because Trump’s administration delayed the process of re-registering them. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
The protest by fewer than 100 demonstrators was peaceful and ended without incident. Another demonstration was planned for next week.
The Haitian government said it was shocked by the reported remarks.
Demonstrators protest in front of the U.S. embassy against President Donald Trump’s recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, in Tabarre, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Community leaders and activists say thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. under a temporary protected status will face employment and travel hurdles because Trump’s administration delayed the process of re-registering them. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
A Haitian holds a national flag outside the U.S. embassy where dozens gathered to protest against President Donald Trump’s recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, in Tabarre, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Community leaders and activists say thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. under a temporary protected status will face employment and travel hurdles because Trump’s administration delayed the process of re-registering them. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
Demonstrators gather outside the U.S. embassy during a protest against President Donald Trump’s recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations, in Tabarre, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. Community leaders and activists say thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the U.S. under a temporary protected status will face employment and travel hurdles because Trump’s administration delayed the process of re-registering them. ( AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
National police officers stand guard in front of the US embassy during a rally against racism in opposition to President Donald Trump’s recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations in Tabarre, a district of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)
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