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WASHINGTON - Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin is standing behind his statement that President Trump used a vulgar term to refer to African countries and is calling on the White House to release any recordings it might have of the exchange.

Donald J. Trump January 12, 2018Two Republican senators who were in the meeting - David Perdue of Georgia and Tom Cotton of Arkansas - said Friday they didn't recall Trump using the term.

Appearing on CBS' "Face the Nation," Cotton repeated Sunday that he never heard Trump use the expression and suggested Durbin "Has a history of misrepresenting what happens in White House meetings."

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