Should it really surprise anyone that President Trump would refer to El Salvador, Haiti and various nations in Africa as "shithole countries"?
Should it surprise anyone that Trump would tell lawmakers pleading with him to restore immigration protections to individuals from those nations by asking “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?”
Should it surprise anyone that Trump would use such vulgar language when he launched his presidential campaign by describing Mexicans as rapists and murderers and when he stated Judge Gonzalo Curiel's Mexican heritage disqualified him from presiding over the Trump University case?
Should it surprise anyone that Trump would use such vulgar language when one considers his championing of the Muslim travel ban?
Should it surprise anyone that Trump would turn around and say it would be more desirable to have immigrants from countries like Norway? Of course, I think he might reconsider that thought given the large number of Muslim immigrants who have arrived there in recent decades.
There are those like Mark Krikorian of National Review Online who believe that the end of Temporary Protected Status for El Salvadorans, Haitians and Africans is long overdue. The Krikorians of the world are, of course, entitled to hold such views. But they ought to wonder why President Trump has seen fit to act in this manner. The fact that Trump has now reported to have uttered the phrase "shithole countries" demonstrates that he governs out of malice. If Abraham Lincoln believed in malice towards none and charity for all, Trump believes in malice towards some and charity for the rich. President Trump's words corrupt us all and leave a stain on America which cannot be so easily cleansed.
The only shithole here is President Trump.
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