The African Union is demanding an apology from President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE after his vulgar remarks that the United States should not accept immigrants from "shithole countries."

The group, which represents the 55 countries on the African continent, said that Trump's remarks "dishonor the celebrated American creed and respect for diversity and human dignity," and that the administration has a "huge misunderstanding" of the continent.

Trump's comments were also condemned by a group of African ambassadors to the United Nations, who demanded a retraction and apology.

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The group called the remarks "outrageous, racist and xenophobic" while thanking those Americans who had condemned the remarks.

The criticisms were part of a worldwide outcry against Trump's remarks during a private meeting with lawmakers in the White House on Thursday. While Trump said he used tough language in talking about immigration, he denied using the vulgar term to refer to Haiti — one of the countries reportedly denigrated.

Sen. Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks MORE (D-Ill.), one of the lawmakers who attended the meeting, insisted Trump had used "hateful" language in the meeting, and said press reports quoting Trump as using the term "shithole" were accurate.

Sen. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamSenate Republicans face tough decision on replacing Ginsburg Democratic senator calls for eliminating filibuster, expanding Supreme Court if GOP fills vacancy What Senate Republicans have said about election-year Supreme Court vacancies MORE (R-S.C.), who Durbin said had confronted Trump over the remark, also released a statement saying he had spoken up to Trump about remarks he disagreed with, though he did not directly confirm Trump's comments.

The outcry over Trump's remarks dominated news coverage on Friday and has complicated efforts to reach a deal on immigration.

Lawmakers and the White House are seeking a deal that would prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as "Dreamers" who under former President Obama could apply for permission to work and stay in the United States.