Select Page

The president called the country they came from a ‘shithole’ and removed protected status for some. There is fear – but also a determination to forgiveRony Ponthieux hasn’t had too much time to be angry about Donald Trump calling Haiti a “shithole”. As a nurse working the night shift at Miami’s Jackson Memorial Hospital, he’s too busy saving lives.Jean Monestime, the first Haitian American elected to the Miami-Dade county commission, is insulted: in response to the Oval Office outburst that drew worldwide condemnation, he calls Trump a liar, a racist and a bigot. Continue reading…

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/14/donald-trump-haiti-shithole-miami-haitian-americans