Trump says ‘I’m not a racist,’ willing to reach deal on DACA

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House January 4, 2018 in Washington, DC.

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is “not a racist” despite reports of his derogatory comments about immigrants from Haiti and Africa, adding that he was “ready, willing and able” to reach a deal to protect immigrants brought to the United States as children.

Asked by a reporter in Florida whether he was a racist following reports that he said immigrants from Haiti and Africa were from “s—-hole countries” in a closed-door meeting with lawmakers, Trump said: “No. I’m not a racist. I’m the least racist person you have ever interviewed.”