Washington, October 25, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
US President Donald Trump has revived his controversial “shithouse countries” remark during a campaign rally in Perry, Georgia, arguing that the United States should prioritise immigrants from Nordic nations such as Norway, Sweden and Denmark over migrants from countries he described as being affected by terrorism. He also accused Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of fraud without providing evidence in the remarks cited.
Trump addressed supporters on Saturday evening after arriving at Robins Air Force Base, just 10 days before the November 3 midterm elections.
Recalling a meeting with Democratic senators during his first term, Trump told the crowd: “And I said, why do we always have to take people from shithouse countries? Why can’t we take people from like, well, Norway, Sweden. Why not Denmark?”
He went on to criticise immigration from countries including Libya, Yemen, Haiti and Somalia, referring to migrants from these nations as coming from “terror infested countries”.
“Remember what I call them? Shithouse countries. Remember the heat I took from the Democrats?” Trump asked, revisiting the controversy surrounding his earlier use of the phrase.
He also made sweeping claims about the Somali community in the United States, alleging that “98% of the people that we have here now in Somalia don’t work” and claiming that they all owned Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Turning to border security, Trump asserted that his administration had achieved “the most secure border in American history”. He further claimed that “in the past 17 months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States”.
Trump also claimed that the US murder rate had fallen to its lowest level in 125 years.
Discussing immigration in Europe, he pointed to France, saying the country was “right now burning down because it opens its borders to people who hate it”.
“And you know what you do with those people? Never let them come into your country. And that’s what we do,” he said.
On the economy, Trump claimed that poverty rates had reached historically favourable levels. He cited African-American, Hispanic-American and Native-American poverty rates, adding that Asian-American poverty was also at the lowest level ever recorded.
Asian Americans, including more than five million people of Indian origin, represent an increasingly significant voting bloc in Georgia, particularly in the rapidly growing Atlanta suburbs.
Trump also directed his criticism at Omar, the Somali-born Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, asserting that she had “openly admitted to fraud” and would not be legally permitted to remain a member of the House of Representatives.
“Please inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives James Michael Johnson that the Democrat Party has just conceded her seat,” Trump told the rally, referring to House Speaker Mike Johnson.
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries condemned Trump’s remarks, accusing the President of repeatedly using xenophobic rhetoric against Somali Americans and making baseless allegations against Omar.
“Donald Trump has consistently trafficked in vile and xenophobic rhetoric against the Somali American community, targeting Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with unhinged personal attacks and baseless accusations,” Jeffries said in a statement.
Jeffries also referred to an incident earlier in the month involving federal authorities at Omar’s home, alleging that the administration had deployed its “violent DHS machine” against her.
He accused Trump of promoting what he described as “sick propaganda” at a time when political violence was increasing.
“Accountability is coming for the Trump Cartel and all of their lawless sycophants,” Jeffries added.
Immigration has remained a central theme of Trump’s campaigning for Republican candidates ahead of the November 3 midterm elections, which will determine control of both chambers of Congress.
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