MOGADISHU: Somalis reacted with outrage on Wednesday to Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about them and their country, although a few also said the US president had spoken unpalatable truths.
In comments made during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump described Somalis as “garbage” and said “we don’t want them in our country.”
“They just run around killing each other,” said Trump, who has long used racist and sexist language. “Their country stinks.”
Abdisalan Omar, an elder in central Somalia, said he was shocked by Trump’s crude language.
“The world should respond,” he said. “Presidents who speak in such a way cannot serve the US and the world.”
