The US president reportedly branded Haiti, El Salvador and African nations ‘shithole countries’. Here are some more of his efforts at international diplomacy

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Donald Trump’s international diplomacy efforts have hit the headlines again, after he reportedly described several African and Central American nations as “shithole countries”.

Here are 12 other ways in which he has insulted a nation since he began campaigning for the US presidency.

Match the Trump insult to the country he insulted

When campaigning to be US president, of which country did Trump say: “Without us, gone!” Saudi Arabia In June 2015 Trump tweeted: "Saudi Arabia should be paying the United States many billions of dollars for our defense of them. Without us, gone!" Iraq Turkey Russia According to Trump, where gives "no appreciation or respect" to the US, despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars a year in aid? Iraq Turkey Palestinian territories On 2 January Trump embarked on a series of tweets complaining about the Palestinian territories: "We pay the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect." Russia Which state did Trump describe as a “corrupt and poorly run country”? Turkey Iran Trump made the criticism in a tweet discussing recent protests in the country. Syria Russia Which country's infrastructure did Trump describe as a "disaster"? Cuba Mexico Puerto Rico Yes, you're right. It's not a country, but a US territory. So Trump effectively scored an own goal when, in defending his administration's handling of rescue efforts after hurricanes Irma and Maria, he used Twitter to declare that Puerto Rican infrastructure had been a disaster before the hurricanes. Russia Which country did Trump say sends rapists to the US? Mexico During his election campaign, Trump said of the people coming from Mexico to the US: "They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people." Cuba Syria Russia Which country did Trump describe as "a dumping ground for the world"? Germany Mexico US TRICK QUESTION! In July 2015, in a tweet addressed to the rightwing US political commentator Ann Coulter, he praised her appearance on Fox TV and said: "Our country has become a dumping ground for the world". Russia Which European country is apparently "a total mess", according to Trump? Sweden Germany Trump described Germany as "a total mess" in a tweet about a man being shot inside a Paris police station, which begs a whole host of other questions. He also said Angela Merkel was "ruining Germany" when she was picked as Time magazine person of the year in 2015. France Russia To which country did Trump appoint an ambassador who had previously described that nation as having "no-go areas" and "politicians that are being burnt" due to Islam? Sweden Netherlands Pete Hoekstra previously claimed there is "chaos in the Netherlands, there are cars being burnt, there are politicians that are being burnt ... and yes there are no-go zones in the Netherlands". Norway Russia Of which country did Trump say “we pay billions of dollars to for nothing”? Iraq Pakistan While ranting about the Palestinian territories, Trump also cited Pakistan as a country where the US pays billions of dollars for no return. India Russia Which country did Trump say looks "more and more like a paper tiger"? US TRICK QUESTION! It was the US. Trump tweeted this in January 2016 when campaigning to be president. North Korea Iran Russia Which nation did Trump say the US could not continue to allow to “rape our country, and that's what they're doing”? Mexico Australia China In May 2016, Trump described trade relations with China as raping the US. Russia Which nation did Trump describe as "depleted and food starved"? North Korea Trump made the reference when boasting about the size of his nuclear button on Twitter: "North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un just stated that the 'Nuclear Button is on his desk at all times.' Will someone from his depleted and food starved regime please inform him that I too have a Nuclear Button, but it is a much bigger & more powerful one than his, and my Button works!" Iraq Iran Russia You got… Congratulations! A career in the US diplomatic service awaits you Congratulations! A career in the US diplomatic service awaits you Congratulations! A career in the US diplomatic service awaits you Challenge your friends Share on Facebook

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