The White House has pushed back against a recent United Nations report that accuses President Donald Trump of using racist rhetoric that has contributed to human rights violations. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issued a rare rebuke of a sitting American president, directly calling out Trump’s language toward migrants and minorities.
White House reacts to recent UN reports
Administration officials dismissed the findings entirely, with one spokesperson reportedly giving a sharp response to the international body’s criticism. “No one cares what the biased United Nations’ so-called ‘experts’ think,” a White House representative said in an emailed statement, pushing back against the committee’s conclusions.
The UN report specifically alleged that political leaders, including Donald Trump, have deployed racist language that dehumanizes migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. The committee stated it was “deeply disturbed by the growing use of derogatory and dehumanizing language, and the dissemination of negative and harmful stereotypes targeting migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers.”
White House spokesperson Olivia Wales issued a detailed response defending the administration’s approach. “President Trump is delivering on his promise to make our country safe again,” Wales said, citing statistics about declining crime rates. The statement continued: “The murder rate has plummeted to a 125-year low, with last year marking the biggest one-year drop in recorded history, crime categories are dropping across the board, and we have the most secure border in history. No one cares what the biased United Nations’ so-called ‘experts’ think, because Americans are living in a safer, stronger country than ever before.”
However, the 18-member panel of independent experts released findings that went beyond criticizing political rhetoric. The committee denounced what it described as “systematic use of racial profiling and arbitrary identity checks” by Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection against people of Latino, African, and Asian origin (via The Daily Beast).
The report also raised alarms about enforcement actions near schools, hospitals, and faith-based institutions. According to the UN document, at least eight people have died during ICE operations or while in ICE custody since January.
