Afterward, Trump asked her, “Where are you from,” two anonymous officials told NBC News.
The analyst said she was from New York, and when Trump was unsatisfied, elaborated that she was from Manhattan, which is also his hometown.
The president asked her where “your people” were from, according to the officials, leading the analyst to disclose that her parents are Korean.
Trump then asked an adviser in the room why the “pretty Korean lady” wasn’t negotiating with North Korea, suggesting that her ethnicity should guide her career path.
The exchange was detailed to NBC News after Trump’s “shithole” remark on Thursday drew backlash and claims that he is racist.
Trump on Friday tweeted, “Never said anything derogatory about Haitians other than Haiti is, obviously, a very poor and troubled country.
His call on Thursday for fewer immigrants from Haiti and Africa and more from Norway was just his latest thought in a long train. »