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President Trump nicknames Sen. Dick Durbin "Dicky Durbin" and accuses him of misrepresenting Trump's alleged "shithole countries" comments in the Oval Office earlier this week:

Go deeper: Durbin says he stands by his accusations

Trump escalates "shithole" feud by blasting "Dicky Durbin"

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<p>President Trump nicknames Sen. Dick Durbin &quot;Dicky Durbin&quot; and accuses him of misrepresenting Trump&#x27;s alleged &quot;shithole countries&quot; comments in the Oval Office earlier this week:</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="d887608a-7de3-4f6d-ae1a-8cbcc8e36533"><a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/953000902331453442"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper: </strong><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Durbin says he stands by his accusations" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/durbin-stand-beside-every-word-that-i-said-1516035560-33c8bc43-e33d-4ff3-af78-f04967032bcf.html" data-vars-content-id="d887608a-7de3-4f6d-ae1a-8cbcc8e36533" data-vars-headline="Trump escalates &quot;shithole&quot; feud by blasting &quot;Dicky Durbin&quot;" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/durbin-stand-beside-every-word-that-i-said-1516035560-33c8bc43-e33d-4ff3-af78-f04967032bcf.html" target="_self">Durbin says he stands by his accusations</a></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

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