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Donald Trump Just Called Brussels a 'Hellhole'
The absurd portrayal of their city has alternately enraged and amused residents of the Belgian capital.
The city of Brussels is a hellhole—or so says Donald Trump. In an interview with Fox Business Network on Tuesday, the prospective Republican U.S. presidential nominee lambasted Belgium’s capital for being dominated by Muslim extremists. Following comments about the supposed encroachment of Sharia law, he had this to say:
The portrayal of their city as a gaping chasm of hellfire has alternately enraged and amused Brussels residents. In the now standard global reaction to high profile blowhards, they’ve taken to Twitter to vent their scorn for Trump, using the hashtag #hellhole to challenge his view of the city. Certainly, it hasn’t helped Trump’s case that many corners of Brussels continue to be extravagantly photogenic.