Trump says he wants more immigrants from 'everywhere'

U.S. President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he boards Air Force One upon departure from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, U.S., January 12, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump, asked whether he wanted more immigrants from Norway, said on Tuesday that he wanted the United States to draw immigrants from nations around the world.

"I want them to come in from everywhere," Trump told reporters. U.S. Democratic Senator Dick Durbin said last week that Trump had repeatedly use the word "shithole" when speaking about African countries and the Caribbean nation of Haiti. Trump has denied using that language.

(Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe; Writing by Makini Brice)

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