Trump honors MLK amid intense backlash over immigration remarks: 'No matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal’

Having trouble viewing this email? | View it in your browser   Trump signed a proclamation to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Friday, but did not address the controversy over reports he used a vulgar term to describe Haiti, El Salvador and African countries. The Washington Post reported that Trump questioned in a meeting with lawmakers on Thursday why the U.S. would accept immigrants from what he considered "shithole countries" rather than in places like Norway, which critics have denounced as racist. FOR MORE ON THIS STORY, GO TO:   USATODAY.COM   Help | Advertise | Home Delivery | Privacy Policy - Your California Privacy Rights     © 2017 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. 7950 Jones Branch Drive, McLean, VA 22108