President Donald Trump's phone conversations with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull from his first week in office — were leaked on Thursday, showing that the president had a less-than-firm grasp on policy on politics. But one of the most eye-popping statements has New Hampshire officials rather upset.
During a phone call with Mexico's president, Trump called New Hampshire a "drug-infested den," referring to the heroin problem affecting the state.
Trump's remarks were called "a gross misrepresentation" of the state and the opioid epidemic by Democratic Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan.
.@RealDonaldTrump owes NH an apology & then should follow through on his promise to Granite Staters to help end this crisis 1/2
— Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) August 3, 2017
It’s absolutely unacceptable for the President to be talking about NH in this way – a gross misrepresentation of NH & the epidemic 2/2 — Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) August 3, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump's comments about New Hampshire are disgusting. As he knows, NH and states across America have a substance misuse crisis 1/ — Sen. Maggie Hassan (@SenatorHassan) August 3, 2017
To date, @POTUS has proposed policies that would severely set back our efforts to combat this devastating epidemic 2/
— Sen. Maggie Hassan (@SenatorHassan) August 3, 2017
Instead of insulting people in the throes of addiction, @POTUS needs to work across party lines to actually stem the tide of this crisis 3/3
— Sen. Maggie Hassan (@SenatorHassan) August 3, 2017
"The president is wrong," Gov. John Sununu said in an official statement. "It's disappointing his mischaracterization of this epidemic ignores the great things this state has to offer."
It's unlikely that Trump will make an apology to the "live-free-or-die" state and instead threaten the leakers in the White House.
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