The Latest: Trump defends remarks about Africa, Haiti
WASHINGTON — The Latest on President Trump and immigration (all times local):
8 p.m.
President Donald Trump has privately defended his remarks disparaging Haitians and African countries, saying he was only expressing what many people think but won’t say about immigrants from economically depressed countries.
That’s according to a person who spoke to the president as criticism of his comments ricocheted around the globe.