Congressman John Garamendi’s Statement on President Trump’s “S**thole” Remark

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-Fairfield, Davis, Yuba City, CA), released the following statement in response to President Trump's referring to various countries as a "shithole" during high-level meetings with Senators:

"In 1783, George Washington wrote that the bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent and respectable stranger, but the oppressed and persecuted of all nations and religions. A century later, Emma Lazarus wrote the words that welcomed the wretched refuse of teeming shores—words now inscribed on America's most iconic beacon of hope and freedom. President Trump's language is obviously coarse and corrosive. But his values fly in the face of the principles that have guided our country since the days of George Washington. Trump's behavior and attitudes shame our nation on a daily basis."