The group of African Union ambassadors to the UN met in an emergency session on Friday. They are “extremely appalled at and condemn the racist and xenophobic remarks attributed to the president” according to memo obtained by Foreign Policy
They also demand a retraction and apology from the president
As one State Dept official put it to me today: “I mean if a country is asking us if they’re considered a shithole or not that’s a pretty grim situation”
Here’s my story on how top African diplomats are reacting to Trump’s reported comments: foreignpolicy.com/2018/01/12/afr…
