Danish lawmaker calls President Obama a ‘negro’

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior Danish lawmaker who called President Barack Obama a "negro" says he won't travel to the United States in September with fellow parliamentarians...

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COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior Danish lawmaker who called President Barack Obama a “negro” says he won’t travel to the United States in September with fellow parliamentarians.

The debate about Soeren Espersen’s description of Obama Wednesday took off after a legislator from the opposition Social Democrats tweeted an inaccurate English translation of his words.

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Jeppe Kofod of the opposition Social Democrats tweeted Espersen had used an even more offensive term for African-American.

Espersen, of the populist Danish People’s Party, said Friday he decided not to go because he feared the purpose of the trip would be “overshadowed” by the discussion surrounding his statement.

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The lawmaker chairs the Danish Parliament’s Foreign Policy Committee, which will meet senators and members of Congress.

Espersen said he would use the word again.

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Kofod wasn’t available for comments.

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