New York Daily News Tears Into Trump’s “Shithole” Remarks

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President Donald Trump sparked intense outrage over his alarming, yet unsurprising remarks questioning why a proposed immigration deal included protections for immigrants of “shithole countries” such as Haiti, El Salvador, and other African nations.

Media coverage of the president’s expletive on Thursday proved to be a uniquely challenging task for newspapers and television broadcasters. The New York Daily News responded to the president’s latest controversy with the paper’s trademark forthrightness:

.@realDonaldTrump takes a dump on the American dream

An early look at Friday's front: https://t.co/1Wj57JecKC pic.twitter.com/MmOW4VUIMx

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) January 12, 2018