The president called the country they came from a ‘shithole’ and removed protected status for some. There is fear – but also a determination to forgive
Rony Ponthieux hasn’t had too much time to be angry about Donald Trump calling Haiti a “shithole”. As a nurse working the night shift at Miami’s Jackson Memorial hospital, he’s too busy saving lives.
Jean Monestime, the first Haitian American elected to the Miami-Dade county commission, is insulted: in response to the Oval Office outburst that drew worldwide condemnation, he calls Trump a liar, a racist and a bigot.
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I don’t think any of us in the Haitian community, even though we are insulted, will ever go as low as Trump has gone
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I forgive Donald Trump for his disrespectful remarks. I ask God to forgive him too