When asked if both leaders discussed Trump’s alleged statement early this year that African nations are “shitholes”, Buhari and the US President said it was not discussed.
According to Buhari, he was not sure about the accuracy of the media report, so there was no point talking about it.
“I am very careful with what the press says about others and myself. I am not sure about the validity or whether that allegation against the President (Trump) was true or not. So, the best thing for me is to keep quiet,” Buhari said.
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Trump confirmed that the issue was not discussed. He, however, noted that there are some countries that are in “very bad shape and (are) very tough places to live in.”
“We didn’t discuss it because the President (Buhari) knows me and he knows where I am coming from and I appreciate that,” Trump said.
Buhari was accompanied to the White House by Nigeria’s Ambassador to the U.S. Sylvanus Nsofor, Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Trade and Investment, and Governors of Plateau and Ogun.
Others on the delegation were Chief of Defence Staff, Maj.-Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin, Senate Committee Chair on Foreign Affairs, Monsurat Sunmonu and her House of Representatives counterpart, Nnenna Ukejie.
