made these remarks. instead a spokesperson, raj shah said in part president trump is fighting for permanent solutions that make our country stronger by welcoming those who can contribute our economy and assimilate to our great nation. >> all right. the president's comments drawing widespread condemnation from lawmakers. the only african american in the senate calling the remarks disappointing. he says our strength lies in our diversity. to deny these facts would be to ignore the brightest part of our history. >> this from mia love of uta whose parents are hatian immigrants. the president's comments are unkind divisive elitist and fly in the face of our nation's values. my parents came from one of those countries. the president must apologize to both the american people and the nations he so wantonly maligned.