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Trump's widely reported comment, which the White House did not deny, came Thursday during a bipartisan meeting with lawmakers on immigration in which he used the term to describe Haiti and African countries and instead expressed an interest in accepting immigrants from countries like Norway, whose prime minister he had spoken with the day before.

The organizers and their families will be in Washington, D.C., on that day to meet with lawmakers, and they've invited students from around the country to join them, either in D.C. or in their own communities.

President Trump said he used «tough» language during a meeting with lawmakers Thursday, but denied using the term «shithole» to describe Haiti and African countries.

US President Donald Trump described El Salvador, Haiti, and certain African nations as «shithole» countries during a meeting with lawmakers at the White House on Thursday.

In an Oval Office meeting with congressional lawmakers this month, Trump reportedly derided protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries.

After a public event Friday morning on Long Island, the Democrat said the vulgarity the Republican president used Thursday during a private meeting with lawmakers on immigration shows Trump «doesn't really understand what this country is all about.»

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As federal lawmakers continue to try to reach a budget deal, Sheehan and Adirondack Council Executive Director William Janeway traveled to Washington, D.C., where they met with members of the North Country delegation, including Rep. Paul Tonko (D - Amsterdam) and former army secretary and Rep. John McHugh, who now works as a lobbyist.

School's coming to Capitol Hill over the next two days as thousands of REALTORS ® meet with lawmakers to provide a refresher course on how critical the federal government's historic support for home ownership is to the country's future.

REALTORS ® have flown in from all over the country to target key lawmakers; a series of state association delegations have met individually with their members of Congress; and phone calls, letters, and E-mail have been generated through NAR's Call for Action systems.

School was in session for members of Congress last week as thousands of REALTORS ® met with lawmakers to provide a refresher course on how critical the federal government's historic support for home ownership is to the country's future.