lawmakers in the oval office there with the president. late last night, the haitian government sent in the top diplomat there to discuss the president s remarks. if you re expecting an on-camera response in the controversy from the white house, it may not be today. today there is no briefing on the schedule before the president leaves to spend the weekend at mar-a-lago. we are told the news about the president s remarks broke just as he was recording a video message for martin luther king day. king s daughter bernice has since weighed in with this tweet. only in a skun tri haunted by white supremacy and racism would a sitting president feel comfortable degrading haiti while promoting norway. don t pretend the president hasn t been racist. he told aides he thought the media was blowing his comment out of proportion. a white house official tells cnn the story may enrage washington but will likely resonate with trump s base. for more let s go to cnn s sara murray at the white house.