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MOGADISHU, Dec 11 (Reuters) – Somalia’s defence minister said Somalis would not accept being demeaned after U.S. President Donald Trump again insulted people from the East African country.
Speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday that was meant to focus on his economic record, Trump denounced migration from “Third World” countries.
The only thing they’re good at is going after ships,” he added, referring to piracy off the Somali coast.
Last week, Trump described Somalis as “garbage” at a cabinet meeting, saying “they just run around killing each other”.
In a text message to Reuters, Somali defence minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi said Trump should focus on fulfilling his pledges to American voters “rather than busying himself with Somalia”.
