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House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday that President Trump's "shithole countries" comment on Thursday was "very unfortunate" and "unhelpful." He said he believes immigration is "a thing to celebrate."

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Paul Ryan criticizes Trump's "shithole" comments

He said immigration is "a big part of our strength."

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<p>House Speaker Paul Ryan said Friday that President Trump&#x27;s &quot;shithole countries&quot; comment on Thursday was &quot;very unfortunate&quot; and &quot;unhelpful.&quot; He said he believes immigration is &quot;a thing to celebrate.&quot;</p><div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-vars-category="rich" data-vars-sub-category="undefined-embed" data-vars-content-id="91c0eefb-1548-4254-9a4a-e8c921ae455f"><a href="https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/951870596043898882"></a></blockquote><div style="display:none"></div></div><p><strong>Go deeper: </strong><em><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="How Congress responded to Trump." data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/reactions-to-president-trumps-1515714772-ef475942-d3c8-4709-af37-ba49d79ec1bc.html" data-vars-content-id="91c0eefb-1548-4254-9a4a-e8c921ae455f" data-vars-headline="Paul Ryan criticizes Trump&#x27;s &quot;shithole&quot; comments" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/reactions-to-president-trumps-1515714772-ef475942-d3c8-4709-af37-ba49d79ec1bc.html" target="_self">How Congress responded to Trump.</a></em></p><span data-ad-status="NO_AD_LENGTH" data-ad-type="midStoryAd"></span>

2024 will be an election year like no other, as President Biden seeks re-election amid economic uncertainty, two wars and questions about his age. His likely foe, former President Trump, faces felony charges and vows revenge on his political enemies. Meanwhile, Americans generally are dissatisfied with those choices and are divided over immigration, race, education and more.