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'Sh*thole' projected on Trump's hotel in Washington
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US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with bipartisan members of the Senate on immigration at the White House in Washington, DC, on Jan. 9, 2018.
(AFP/JIM WATSON)
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he word "sh*thole" -- which President Donald Trump allegedly used to describe countries from which he does not want immigrants coming to the US -- has been projected along with other messages onto his Washington hotel.
Trump is said to have made the remarks -- which he has denied but which a US Senator who was present confirmed -- at a meeting with legislators, setting off a firestorm of criticism when they became public.
"NOT A DC RESIDENT? NEED A PLACE TO STAY? TRY OUR SH*THOLE. THIS PLACE IS A SH*THOLE," read successive messages projected over the entrance of the Trump International Hotel in central Washington, according to a video posted on social media.
An activist projected an expletive President Trump used to describe other countries onto his hotel in DC. https://t.co/Y9zRq9mSol
— Twitter Moments (@TwitterMoments) January 14, 2018
A flood of grinning feces emojis then stream out of the hotel's entrance as "SH*THOLE" appears in larger text above it.
Another clip shows the word "SH*THOLE" over the entrance along with an arrow pointing to the door.
#SHITHOLE projection onto Trump's state hotel all to benefit our #ShitholePresident
Video: https://t.co/mfhVWQrZOJ pic.twitter.com/GtECn8MrC5
— Grant Stern (@grantstern) January 14, 2018
The videos were posted on the Twitter account of Robin Bell, who has staged other projection protests and been likened to a "hit-and-run editorial writer" by The Washington Post.
The alleged expletive emerged out of a Thursday meeting between Trump and legislators.
The topic? Immigration reform.
After lawmakers raised the issue of protections for immigrants from African nations, Haiti and El Salvador, the president reportedly demanded to know why the United States should accept immigrants from "sh*thole countries," rather than -- for instance -- wealthy and overwhelmingly white Norway.
Trump on Friday tweeted a convoluted denial about the comments, which were reported by The Washington Post and The New York Times.
But Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said Trump had specifically asked, "Do we need more Haitians?" before launching into a diatribe about African immigration.
Trump then "said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist," Durbin said, adding that "sh*thole" was "the exact word used by the president, not just once but repeatedly."
