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President Trump Denies Using Vulgar Slur to Describe African Nations

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with President Sauli Niinistö of Finland at the White House in Washington, DC, on August 28, 2017. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)

The slur heard round the world: Lawmakers, nations and much of the American public are condemning the news that President Donald Trump disparaged African nations as “shithole countries” and questioned why the U.S. would want to admit immigrants from Haiti. The President is denying the reports of his language but Senator Dick Durbin stands by his account of yesterday’s meeting. In this half hour of Forum, we get your reaction to this latest news.

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