uninformed, but i don't think he's a racist in the traditional sense. >> reporter: the president tried to deny he made the remarks, tweeting, never said anything derogatory about haitians, never said take them out, made up by dems. the ladies and gentlemen was tough but not the language used. what was really -- democratic senator dick durbin at the meeting says the president is not telling the truth. >> said things which were hate-filled, vile and racist. he said haitians, do we need more haitians? and then he went on and we started to describe the immigration from africa that was being protected in this bipartisan measure, that's when he used the vile and vulgar comments calling the nations they come from shitholes. >> reporter: two other republican senators tom cotton and david purdue issued a joint statement saying we don't recall the president saying these