Members of the Congressional Black Caucus of the United States  wore Ghana's traditional 'kente' cloth to protest President Trump’s alleged “shithole countries” comment, at his first State of the Union Address on Tuesday night.

Kente" is a colorful Ghanaian traditional fabric which is worn mostly on important occasions and celebrations.

The colorful cloth is associated with Ashanti royalty in now modern-day Ghana and has a history in West African nations associated with the slave trade.

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The a political organization made up of the African-American members of the United States Congress  showed solidarity with some African countries, who felt offended by the unpopular statement by the US President.

“Wearing kente cloth to the #SOTU with my fellow @OfficialCBC Members to stand in solidarity with people from you-know-what countries,” Rep. Bobby Scott tweeted before the speech.

The members appeared unenthusiastic while watching the speech, and did not applaud when President Trump touted his record with African-American unemployment.

“African American unemployment has been declining for a decade yet it’s still double white unemployment,” Congresswoman Alma S. Adams tweeted during the speech.

“Would POTUS be celebrating if this stat were the other way around?”

The US leader is alleged to have made the unfortunate remark in  meeting on immigration.

The organisation representing African countries has demanded that US President Donald Trump apologise.

But Mr Trump has denied using the language reported.

He admitted in a tweet that the language he used at the private meeting with lawmakers to discuss immigration legislation had been "tough".

But he added that the words attributed to him were "not the language used".

By Fiifi Abdul Malik/ghanaguardian.com