"There is no other word you can use but 'racist'."
"You cannot dismiss entire countries and continents as 's***holes', whose entire populations who are no white, are therefore not welcome."
The US President made the comment during a meeting with congressional leaders in the Oval Office on Thursday, according to US media.
“Why are we having all these people from s***hole countries come here?” Mr Trump said after being presented with a proposal to restore protections for immigrants from the countries in question.
He asked to know why the US would not instead accept people from places like Norway, whose prime minister he had met with the day before.
The UN spokesperson added: This isn't just a story about vulgar language, it's about opening the door to humanity's worst side, about validating and encouraging racism and xenophobia.
The Independent
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