Watch Pastor Condemn Trump's 'Shithole' Comments With Mike Pence in the Front Row
Vice President Mike Pence spent Sunday morning—the day before Martin Luther King Day—at the predominantly black Metropolitan Baptist Church in Maryland. There, he sat in the front row while Pastor Maurice Watson used the opportunity to condemn President Donald Trump’s racist outburst against immigrants from “shithole” countries. According to those in attendance, Pence was decidedly less than amused.
“There are members of this church who are from Africa, who are from Haiti. They call me pastor,” Watson began, as his congregants applauded. He went on to describe Trump’s “alleged” comments as “hurtful,” “guttural,” and “dehumanizing” (Wason declined to actually use the phrase “shithole,” explaining he couldn’t say the word in church).