Jan. 12, 2018, 10:10 a.m.
Two GOP senators say they don't recall Trump's 'shithole' comment at White House meeting
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New: GOP @SenTomCotton & @SenDavidPerdue do not specifically recall "shithole"
12:02 PM - Jan 12, 2018
Two Republican senators who hastily joined an immigration meeting at the White House this week said Friday they do not recall President Trump using vulgar language to describe countries in Africa and elsewhere.
The White House has not disputed reports that Trump complained about immigrants from “shithole†countries during the meeting.
Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) said Friday that Trump definitely made the remark, and two Republican senators said they had been told about it by others in the meeting.
But Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Sen. Davild Perdue (R-Ga.) issued a joint statement Friday suggesting otherwise.
“We do not recall the president saying these comments specifically,†Cotton and Perdue said. “But what he did call out was the imbalance in our current immigration system, which does not protect American workers and our national interest.â€
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