Libya has summoned the United States chargé d’affaires over President Donald Trump’s description of the North African country as “terror-infested.”
The Libyan Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that it called in the American diplomat over comments Trump made at a rally in Perry, Georgia, on Saturday.
At the event, Trump attacked US Senator Jon Ossoff over an immigration bill and named Libya, Yemen, Haiti and Somalia as “terror-infested countries.” He also used an offensive term for the countries, repeating similar remarks he made during his first term.
The ministry said it rejected any statement that undermines the dignity of the Libyan people or diminishes their standing. It also objected to Libya being dragged into US domestic political disputes.
According to Libya’s Government of National Unity, the ministry handed over a diplomatic note demanding an official clarification and correction of the remarks.
Libya’s rival administrations in the east and west also condemned the comments, rejecting what they described as attempts to drag the country into electoral debates.
Trump later said on Truth Social that the US remained committed to its relationship with Libya, describing its people as “proud, resilient, hospitable, and deserving of peace and prosperity.” He added, however, that Libya could not remain a corridor for illegal migration and that the situation “had to end.”
The diplomatic protest comes amid renewed debate in the United States over immigration and the countries from which migrants are admitted.
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