Trump’s ‘shit hole’ slur returns to haunt Melania during Africa trip
US First Lady Melania Trump has already encountered hostility and unfriendliness during her visit to four African nations.
While in Malawi, a Bloomberg reporter tweeted that Melania’s convoy passed by some women with placards written, “Welcome to Malawi not Shit hole.”
Kenyans too begun tweeting similar messages upon her arrival in Nairobi on Thursday evening asking her to pass the message to President Donald Trump that Africa wasn’t a shit hole.
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President Trump made the derogatory comments in January this year as he referred to poor countries populated by Latinos and Africans as shit holes.
The comments sparked a massive uproar from immigrants prompting the President Trump to deny the comments.
Melania chose to tour Africa in her first solo trip and even as her focus on children in developing countries is clear, Africans had a message for her husband.
Kenyans have welcome Melania Trump with genuine smiles and LOVE and i wish to remind @FLOTUS to tell Donald Trump that Kenya is not a shithole country.#MelaniaInKenya
— Letagues Esho (@letaguesesho) October 5, 2018
In Kenya we’ve no time for a woman whose husband has always known Africa as a shithole. US First Lady Melania Trump’s visit to Kenya and Africa is insignificant.
— OTSIELI (@otsieli) October 5, 2018
Melania in Malawi. Don’t those children looked delighted???
A sign says “not a shithole” and “me too.” pic.twitter.com/RGUZ0ZGlLx— 1984 Redux ? ? ? (@CostaRicaLiving) October 5, 2018
In Kenya we’ve no time for a woman whose husband has always known Africa as a shithole. US First Lady Melania Trump’s visit to Kenya and Africa is insignificant.
— OTSIELI (@otsieli) October 5, 2018