Key facts
- Libya summoned the US chargé d'affaires to protest Donald Trump's remarks.
- Trump described Libya as "terror-infested" at a rally.
- Libya's rival administrations denounced Trump's remarks and rejected attempts to draw Libya into electoral debates.
Libya's foreign ministry summoned the US chargé d'affaires on Sunday to protest against statements by President Donald Trump, who described the North African nation as "terror-infested" at a rally. The ministry stated it rejected any remarks that undermine the dignity of its people. At a rally in Georgia on Saturday, Trump referred to Libya as one of the "terror-infested" countries from which migrants are brought. He later posted on social media that the US respects the Libyan people and their fight against ISIS, but stressed that Libya must cease being a corridor for illegal migration. Libya's rival administrations in the east and west also denounced Trump's comments, viewing them as an attempt to involve Libya in electoral debates.