President Donald Trump on Tuesday denigrated immigrants from "shithole countries," reviving a comment he used during his first term in office that sparked criticism.

During a rally in Pennsylvania on affordability, Trump touted his administration's decision to pause immigration from dozens of countries , including Somalia.

"I’ve also announced a permanent pause on Third World migration, including from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries," he said. Then, reflecting on his 2018 meeting with senators during which he referred to certain nations as "shithole countries," Trump said, "Remember I said that to the senators?"

He said, "Our country was going to hell. And we had a meeting, and I say, 'Why is it we only take people from shithole countries, right

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