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Watch Rand Paul reveals what Trump did for Haiti as a private citizen, delivers blow
to �racist� narrative
On Sunday, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) delivered a major blow to the media�s narrative that
President Donald Trump�s supposed �s***hole� remark about Haiti proves that he is �racist.�
Paul appeared on NBC�s �Meet the Press� with host Chuck Todd where he revealed that
Donald Trump, as a private citizen, was a major financial backer of medical mission
trips to Haiti which resulted in life-changing surgeries for hundreds of Haitians.
Speaking about Trump�s alleged �s***hole� comment, Paul said, �You know, I don�t
think the comments were constructive at all, but I also think that to be fair we shouldn�t
draw conclusions that he didn�t intend.�
�I know personally about his feelings towards Haiti and toward Central America because when
I was not a candidate for president and he wasn�t a candidate for president I went
down there on a medical mission trip,� Paul continued. �I did about 200 cataract surgeries
with a group of surgeons in Haiti and the same in Central America, and when we asked
Donald J. Trump as a private citizen to support those trips, he was a large financial backer
of both medical mission trips.�
�So I think it�s unfair to sort of draw conclusions from a remark that I think wasn�t
constructive is the least we can say, and it�s unfair to all of a sudden paint him
as �he�s a racist� when I know for a fact he cares very deeply about the people
in Haiti because he helped finance a trip where we were able to get vision back for
200 people in Haiti,� Paul concluded.