Thread: Trump said he didn't care about CBC's demands during tense immigration meeting: repor

Trump said he didn't care about CBC's demands during tense immigration meeting: report

01/15/18 10:01 PM EST



President Trump told lawmakers that he didn’t care about the demands of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) during a tense meeting on immigration last week, The Washington Post reported Monday.

Trump reportedly dismissed Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) when he suggested that Trump consider the CBC’s demands, and that those lawmakers would be more amendable to an agreement if certain countries were added to the protections.

Trump replied by saying that he didn’t really care about the influential group’s wishes and that he would not create immigration policy to cater to them, according to The Post.“You’ve got to be joking,” one adviser said to describe Trump’s reaction.

Trump made the comments about the CBC during the same infamous meeting that he allegedly referred to El Salvador, Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries.”

The president has faced intense backlash for those comments since they were reported on Thursday.

The White House did not initially deny the remarks, but Trump pushed back against the report on Twitter on Friday and again on Monday.

Durbin confirmed that Trump had made the remarks, but GOP Sens. David Perdue (Ga.) and Tom Cotton (Ark.) have said Trump didn’t make the comments after initially saying they didn’t recall if he had.

Trump has faced accusations of racism over the comments, but told reporters that he is “not a racist” on Sunday.

“I’m the least racist person you’ll ever interview,” he said.

http://thehill.com/homenews/administ...se-immigration

Why would the CBC want more immigration that competes with black workers for jobs, wages, educations and other resources??!! That makes no sense at all if you're trying to help black Americans. If you're trying to help black Americans, you would take the position, NO IMMIGRATION AT ALL.

All these "I marched with King" people need the boot. They haven't done a damn thing for black Americans since the march. You can only ride the laurels of a walk for so long. Black Americans, come home to the Republican Party where you belong. You aren't free because of Democrats, you're free because of Republicans. You don't have 3 Constitutional Amendments guaranteeing your rights because of Democrats, you have them because of Republicans. You don't have 4 US Civil Rights Acts guaranteeing those rights in statutes because of Democrats, you have them because of Republicans.

COME HOME in 2018!!! JUST COME HOME and help US stop this awful immigration that's holding you back, your family back, your race back and hurting other Americans as well by overpopulating and bankrupting our country. COME HOME and help US fix this.