US President Donald Trump has denied the use of the term "scum" by countries that export migrants.
Trump confirmed in a series of Twitter tweets on Friday that he had resorted to "strong rhetoric" during his meeting in the Oval Office with a group of senators, but did not use the phrase "scum".
The US president described the MPs' proposal to ease recent restrictions on immigration to the United States as "a step backwards." "What was really harsh was the abhorrent proposal, a major setback for the delayed child asylum program," he said.
Trump slammed opposition Democrats for immigration, accusing them of failing to take account of security and social stability in the country, and noted that the construction of the barrier at the border with Mexico was not funded properly.
It should be noted that the US media reported that Trump responded to the proposal of Democratic Rep. Richard Durpin on the possibility of granting temporary residence to immigrants from a series of countries affected by environmental disasters, armed crises and the spread of serious diseases, including Haiti, El Salvador and African countries, saying: "What we need for these Coming from the scum of states. "
"Some politicians in Washington prefer to defend the interests of other countries, but President Trump is always defending the interests of the American people," the spokesman said.
Trump's use of the phrase "scum of states" has sparked criticism both inside and outside the United States.
The spokesman for the United Nations Office for Human Rights, Robert Colville, stressed that the use of such words by the President of the United States, if confirmed, can only be described as racism, stressing that these statements violate the collective values that the world was fighting for.
Last fall, the White House revoked the decision of Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, to prevent immigration agencies from taking any action on adult children of illegal immigrants if they entered the country as a child and learned there and were not involved in any legal irregularities. .