U.S. President Donald Trump admitted Tuesday that he used the slur “sh–hole countries” to disparage Haiti and African nations during a 2018 meeting with lawmakers.

Trump spoke about the comment that sparked outrage during his first term on Tuesday at a rally in Pennsylvania on affordability. He went on to further disparage Somalia as “filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime” while speaking about his administration’s decision to pause immigration from dozens of countries.

“I’ve also announced a permanent pause on Third World migration, including from hellholes like Afghanistan, Haiti, Somalia and many other countries,” Trump said, before reflecting on his “sh–hole” comment from 2018 after someone in the crowd yelled out the remark.

He went on to speak about the 2018 meeting, sayin

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