{"id":18481,"date":"2018-05-01T20:38:53","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18481"},"modified":"2018-05-01T20:43:04","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T20:43:04","slug":"us-president-trump-wants-to-visit-nigeria-after-describing-nigeria-as-shithole-is-he-sincere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=18481","title":{"rendered":"US PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS TO VISIT NIGERIA AFTER DESCRIBING NIGERIA AS SHITHOLE. IS HE SINCERE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-contents=\"true\">\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\">\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sheriff.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-18350\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sheriff.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"558\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sheriff.jpg 1080w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sheriff-300x86.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sheriff-768x219.jpg 768w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Sheriff-1024x292.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"2v1fo-0-0\">United States President Donald Trump has said he would like to visit Nigeria, and further hailed efforts being made to improve the country.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"3hsfb-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3hsfb-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3hsfb-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"27qcq-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"27qcq-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"27qcq-0-0\">Trump made this known on Monday at the White House while holding a joint conference with President Muhammadu Buhari after their bilateral meeting.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"dvfq8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"dvfq8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dvfq8-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"7ucib-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7ucib-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7ucib-0-0\">The United States President had found himself in the eye of the storm earlier this year when he was accused of calling African nations \u201cshithole countries\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"7vf7v-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7vf7v-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7vf7v-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"13k9l-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"13k9l-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"13k9l-0-0\">Asked if he would consider visiting Nigeria, he said, \u201cI would very much like to visit Nigeria. It is an amazing country and in certain ways, I hear from the standpoint of the beauty of a country, there is no country more beautiful.\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"cbu6p-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"cbu6p-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"cbu6p-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"6qqkr-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6qqkr-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6qqkr-0-0\">Both President Buhari and Trump, however, said they did not discuss his reported use of vulgar language to describe African nations.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"5k0h4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"5k0h4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"5k0h4-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"a1un8-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"a1un8-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"a1un8-0-0\">President Buhari told journalists he kept quiet about it because he was not sure about the accuracy of the reports.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"4k3s0-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"4k3s0-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"4k3s0-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"1g244-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"1g244-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"1g244-0-0\">\u201cI 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,\u201d President Buhari said in response to a question about it.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=16108&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"7c59i-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"7c59i-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"7c59i-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"26t3-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"26t3-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"26t3-0-0\">Affirming that the issue wasn\u2019t discussed, Trump, however, stressed that there are some countries that are in \u201cvery bad shape and (are) very tough places to live in\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"3s2m9-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"3s2m9-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"3s2m9-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"4k799\" data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\">Trump added, \u201cWe didn\u2019t discuss it because the President (Buhari) knows me and he knows where I am coming from and I appreciate that.\u201d (Channels TV)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TRUMP-BUHARI.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18482\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TRUMP-BUHARI.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"423\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TRUMP-BUHARI.jpg 552w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TRUMP-BUHARI-300x233.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><\/div>\n<div data-offset-key=\"9qie4-0-0\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>United States President Donald Trump has said he would like to visit Nigeria, and further hailed efforts being made to improve the country. \u00a0 Trump made this known on Monday at the White House while holding a joint conference with President Muhammadu Buhari after their bilateral meeting. \u00a0 The United States President had found himself [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":18482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/TRUMP-BUHARI.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4oswh-4O5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18481"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18484,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18481\/revisions\/18484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}