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In January 2018, President Trump reportedly used the term shithole countries during a discussion about protections for immigrants from Haiti, El Salvador, and African nations, saying he would rather have immigrants from Norway. During the ensuing controversy, which included news anchors bluntly called him a racist, and Haiti and Botswana demanding an apology, one satire blog published an article claiming that Norway had renamed itself shithole in order to send a message to the U.S. President: This, of course, is not a genuine news article. Norway did not officially change its name to Shithole. Breaking Burgh is a satire web site that does not publish factual stories. The web site states clearly in its header that it is a satirical blog serving Western Pennsylvania. They reiterate this point again (and then again) in their about page: Although Oslo has not officially responded to Trump's alleged remarks, many outlets noted that Norwegians don't currently have much incentive to immigrate to the United States:
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