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Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, once again on Saturday (Apr 6) reiterated his rhetoric against immigrants from Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and lamented that people from "nice" countries "like Switzerland" were not immigrating to the United States. 

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Speaking at a multi-million fundraiser at a mansion owned by billionaire financier John Paulson in Palm Beach, Florida, Trump also bashed his Democratic rival, US President Joe Biden. As per The New York Times, Trump said that he will not use the 'Resolute Desk' and implied that Biden has defecated on it.

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'Nice countries'

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Citing an attendee at the fundraiser, the NYT reports that Trump went on an extensive rant about migrants entering the United States.

Blaming Biden for illegal immigrants, Trump said: "These are people coming in from prisons and jails. They're coming in from just unbelievable places and countries, countries that are a disaster."

Seemingly making a reference to a controversial statement where he described Haiti and some nations in Africa as "shithole countries", he said, "And when I said, you know, Why can't we allow people to come in from nice countries, I'm trying to be nice."

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"Nice countries, you know, like Denmark, Switzerland? Do we have any people coming in from Denmark? How about Switzerland? How about Norway?"

"And you know, they took that as a very terrible comment, but I felt it was fine," he added.

Trump's weird claim about the Resolute Desk

Trump also slammed Biden and said that he might not use the Resolute Desk if he wins.

Talking about the desk that many of the US presidents have used as their Oval Office desk, Trump said it was beautiful, "Ronald Reagan used it, others used it."

Sounding disgusted, he continued, "And he's (Biden) using it. I might not use it the next time. It's been soiled. And I mean that literally, which is sad."

Trump, as per a Republican National Committee claim, reportedly raised more than $50 million at the event. However, this figure is yet to be verified.

In a video shared by RNC, Trump can be heard saying, "People wanted to contribute to a cause of making America great again!"

(With inputs from agencies)