President Donald Trump’s comments during a White House meeting about protecting immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and some African countries drew irate responses from celebrities today (Jan. 12).
“Why are we having all these people from shit-hole countries come here?” said the POTUS according to a report from The Washington Post during the Oval office meeting.
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CNN’s Anderson Cooper responded with an angry message towards the president. “Let me be clear, the people of Haiti have been through more, withstood more, fought back against more injustice than our President ever has.”
Here are more disapproving messages from John Legend, Wyclef Jean, Chrissy Teigen, and more.
Hmmm numbers 2 and 21 are very similar but the initia lie is different than the continued racism post exoneration so I’ll give you this one! Okay yeah he’s racist https://t.co/cO83Q6VVtq
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 12, 2018
Ok 3 more and I’ll def know for sure https://t.co/wOaxLFuXes
— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) January 12, 2018
Come on now….this is inexcusable https://t.co/5spIRN4R2t
— Zendaya (@Zendaya) January 12, 2018
Annnnnd…. virulently racist https://t.co/1bBU4ZkVt6
— John Legend (@johnlegend) January 12, 2018
We are all sons and daughters of immigrants pic.twitter.com/VFX8xOVk7A
— Wyclef Jean (@wyclef) January 12, 2018
I am mortified that our brothers and sisters in Haiti & Africa have hear the blathering of the idiotic —- President.
— Patricia Arquette (@PattyArquette) January 12, 2018
— Arrested Development (@ADtheBand) January 12, 2018
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) January 12, 2018
UM #NeverForget —- https://t.co/wN5i2M0z6q
— Questlove Gomez (@questlove) January 12, 2018
Tonight at 11/10c, as someone from South Shithole, Trevor is deeply offended by the president’s remarks. pic.twitter.com/4dTaMapmSG
— The Daily Show (@TheDailyShow) January 12, 2018
TONIGHT: You better believe if the President is speaking his mind about certain [redacted] countries, Stephen’s speaking his mind about this [redacted] President. #LSSC pic.twitter.com/xN8ER8ZNND
— The Late Show (@colbertlateshow) January 12, 2018
From tonight’s #LNSM: @SethMeyers responds to Trump’s remarks on “s**thole countries.” pic.twitter.com/gUjCosn7Fn
— Late Night with Seth Meyers (@LateNightSeth) January 12, 2018