“Why do we want all these people from ‘shithole countries’ coming here?” President Trump told senators in the Oval Office, a source briefed on the meeting tells CNN https://t.co/kRrDgIGETY pic.twitter.com/ATQRdBeoVH
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) January 12, 2018
It is jarring when the evening news begins with a disclaimer suggesting to Americans that they might want to excuse their kids lest they hear the vile, racist language the @POTUS used today.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) January 12, 2018
New York Daily News hits Trump for his "shithole" remark: "S**t For Brains" https://t.co/U4AySFalw3 pic.twitter.com/CUdKefG9En
— The Hill (@thehill) January 12, 2018
Fox News host defends Trump's "shithole" remark: This is how ‘the forgotten men and women’ talk https://t.co/GQPlkqRIHd pic.twitter.com/biZY6YZ6pi
— The Hill (@thehill) January 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/Brennan/status/951612724966019072
Wow. CNN go full “shithole” in their strap. They ain’t playing. pic.twitter.com/X208oFdD1T
— Barry Malone (@malonebarry) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/profmusgrave/status/951579771233865730
https://twitter.com/passantino/status/951583416033538049
There was a time when The Times might have said “used a vulgar term to refer to an in-ground makeshift toilet.” But we just came out and said it. https://t.co/6SoyCGJ6y7
— Marc Lacey (@marclacey) January 12, 2018
If I were Donald Trump, I wouldn’t eat the food prepared by the kitchen staff at Mar-A-Lago for a few years. “Would you like a loogie with that shrimp salad, Mr. President?”
— Robert Mann (@RTMannJr) January 12, 2018
This has been an extraordinary day for headlines. pic.twitter.com/Gas7gShyFA
— Andrew deGrandpré (@adegrandpre) January 11, 2018
.@realDonaldTrump, your mouth is the foulest shithole in the world. With what authority do you proclaim who’s welcome in America and who’s not. America’s greatness is built on diversity, or have you forgotten your immigrant background, Donald?
— Vicente Fox Quesada (@VicenteFoxQue) January 11, 2018
>>>WH staff is celebrating, not backing off, Trump’s “sh*thole” comment saying it will play well with his base, reports @kaitlancollins
— Jim Sciutto (@jimsciutto) January 11, 2018
I honestly don't understand why people are surprised by what Trump said today.
He started his campaign by calling Mexicans "rapists and murderers."
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) January 12, 2018
South Korean media are having to spell out "shithole" in English today https://t.co/070ts6Y9lm pic.twitter.com/jNLWmYWFP5
— Anna Fifield (@annafifield) January 12, 2018
Elsewhere…
This is straight-up embarrassing. Trump cancelling his U.K. visit is just the latest example of his irrevocable destruction of America's standing abroad. https://t.co/YyS1kIiBjm
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) January 12, 2018
"You just shake your head and laugh a little bit." Trump’s ‘ping-pong’ on surveillance law sets off a 101-minute scramblehttps://t.co/oJ8wP6Lhn2 w/@AshleyRParker & @PhilipRucker
— Josh Dawsey (@jdawsey1) January 12, 2018
Senators from 12 states seek offshore drilling exemptions like Florida's https://t.co/1w29wsdfGa
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 11, 2018
Arpaio says "I didn't admit guilt I said I was not guilty" – @AriMelber fact-checks him, "when you take a pardon, you're admitting guilt" pic.twitter.com/WNyNvfhRlf
— The Beat with Ari Melber 📺 (@TheBeatWithAri) January 11, 2018
GOP's crazy Russia probe conspiracies and the Fusion GPS transcript https://t.co/fSDNz5KpOJ via @usatoday
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) January 11, 2018
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WORLD
Protests erupt over rape and murder of 7-year-old girl in Pakistan https://t.co/4MYALTY5N9 pic.twitter.com/OEq1CacJjx
— CNN (@CNN) January 11, 2018
Pakistan halts intelligence-sharing with US after aid suspension https://t.co/NLg6wzCycf
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 12, 2018
Big announcement by Facebook tonight: You'll be seeing fewer posts from publishers in your news feed. Once again the algorithm is being adjusted to prioritize posts from friends https://t.co/nkc6x8MLSV
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) January 12, 2018
WATCH: Hundreds of Elvis Presley lookalikes and fans rock and roll into Australia's annual Elvis festival via @ReutersTV pic.twitter.com/AWFljVAl9U
— Reuters (@Reuters) January 11, 2018
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BATSHIT BREXIT BRITAIN
Theresa May has promised that financial services will be at the heart of any Brexit trade deal, a move to protect the size and influence of the City of London https://t.co/PEz3eCSiQk pic.twitter.com/0TkpHcjlZt
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) January 11, 2018
Germany is going to demand that the UK keeps paying into the EU budget after Brexit https://t.co/BKZjzvUfhv
— The Independent (@Independent) January 11, 2018
The most euroskeptic areas of Britain could be hardest hit if Brexit damages the services industry, new data shows https://t.co/8yRTMZEyWK pic.twitter.com/1LJHpmgY0b
— Bloomberg (@business) January 11, 2018
#bbcqt Whatever else, it’s false to say that all #Leave campaigners said #brexit means leaving the #SingleMarket pic.twitter.com/F36z0ZQWNi
— Richard Corbett (@RichardGCorbett) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/Open_Britain/status/951553112090841088
This bloke: "We know what we voted for! Stop delaying and get on with Brexit"
Nish: "So how should we deal with the hard border situation in Ireland?"
Bloke: "Erm…that's not the point."
Fucking hopeless.#bbcqt pic.twitter.com/P0knUkhcx0
— Graham Lithgow (@grahamlithgow) January 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/Michael_Heaver/status/951521311326720001
This is the worst Tory government in history, Brexit is a complete disaster and yet…. pic.twitter.com/FljgVcG59v
— Eddie Marsan (@eddiemarsan) January 11, 2018
Finally…
EXCLUSIVE Leaked conversation between John Humphrys and Jon Sopel on Today programme sees them joke and swear over gender pay gap. BBC bosses furious… https://t.co/OPesqGzlaA pic.twitter.com/E168TG4jfA
— Dan Wootton (@danwootton) January 11, 2018