Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Declares His Love For Trump

"I love Trump because he tells Africans frankly."

Sabelo Mkhabela Sabelo Mkhabela

January 24, 2018 - 4:09 a.m.

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni Declares His Love For Trump

After calling African nations "shithole countries" two weeks ago, US president Donald Trump should be the last person you would expect an African president to love.

Well, you see, shit happens.

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Ugandan president Yoweri Museveni has been quoted by various news sites declaring his love for Trump.

RUT-ROH!

"I love Trump because he tells Africans frankly. The Africans need to solve their problems. The Africans are weak."
--President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda, January 23, 2018#S***holeCountries
— Larry Elder (@larryelder) 24 January 2018

"America has got one of the best presidents ever," Museveni said during the opening of the East African Legislative Assembly in Kampala. "I love Trump because he tells Africans frankly. The Africans need to solve their problems, the Africans are weak."

Shook.

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