--- title: Hillary Clinton Denounces Donald Trump's 'Shithole' Remark description: Hillary Clinton criticized President Trump's comment about "shithole" countries, saying he has "ignorant, racist views." canonical: https://time.com/5101737/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-shithole-reaction/ author: Tessa Berenson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-12T21:27:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:52:06.950Z article:section: Politics og:title: Hillary Clinton Slams President Trump's ‘Shithole’ og:description: "We‘re subjected to Trump’s ignorant, racist views of anyone who doesn’t look like him" og:url: https://time.com/5101737/donald-trump-hillary-clinton-shithole-reaction/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ec2f2dbc98637fe/6988f813e76ad2e0ba6309b0/trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2405 og:image:height: 1353 og:image:alt: donald-trump-white-house og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Hillary Clinton Slams President Trump's ‘Shithole’ twitter:description: "We‘re subjected to Trump’s ignorant, racist views of anyone who doesn’t look like him" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ec2f2dbc98637fe/6988f813e76ad2e0ba6309b0/trump.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Hillary Clinton Slams President Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Comment As ‘Ignorant, Racist’ > Sponsored content. 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President Donald Trump attends a discussion on making changes to the prison system on Jan. 11, 2018 in Washington, D.C.Matt McClain—The Washington Post/Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](https://time.com/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Jan 12, 2018 9:27 PM UTC Hillary Clinton joined a [chorus of major figures](http://time.com/5101496/donald-trump-john-mccain-immigration-comments/) denouncing President Donald Trump’s comment about immigrants from “shithole countries,” saying he has “ignorant, racist views.” The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee tweeted that Friday is the eighth anniversary of the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti that killed as many as 300,000 people. Instead of marking the anniversary, she said, “We‘re subjected to Trump’s ignorant, racist views of anyone who doesn’t look like him.” > [](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/951895239140298752) During a [meeting on immigration](http://time.com/5101057/donald-trump-shithole-countries-tps-daca/) at the White House Thursday, Trump reportedly asked why the U.S. should accept more immigrants from Haiti and “[shithole” countries](http://time.com/5100741/dick-durbin-donald-trump-immigration-meeting/?xid=homepage) in Africa rather than countries like Norway, according to the [Washington _Post_](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-attacks-protections-for-immigrants-from-shithole-countries-in-oval-office-meeting/2018/01/11/bfc0725c-f711-11e7-91af-31ac729add94%5Fstory.html). Trump [has denied](http://time.com/5100480/donald-trump-daca-tweets/?xid=homepage) using that language, but fa least one senator who was at the meeting has confirmed his use of the word. 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