CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Thursday gave Conan O’Brien a glowing review of Haiti before the talk show host’s trip there. In a chat on “Conan,” Cooper declared the Caribbean nation “among the richest countries I’ve ever been to.”
O’Brien announced he was visiting Haiti for a “Conan Without Borders” episode to get in President Donald Trump’s face for reportedly calling Haiti a “shithole” (or was it “shithouse”?) during a White House meeting on immigration policy.
Cooper, who visits Haiti often, applauded the comedian’s plan and offered his own travel guide.
“It’s the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, but a country can be poor economically and rich in culture and rich in the strength of the people and rich in so many different ways,” Cooper said. “And Haiti is in that way among the richest countries I’ve ever been to. The Haitian people are incredibly strong, carry themselves with such dignity, and for generations have had governments which have not paid attention to them, which have stolen from them, and yet, whatever adversity they have faced, they faced it head-on.”
Too bad O’Brien couldn’t pack that in his suitcase.
It was Cooper’s impassioned defense of Haiti last week after Trump’s remark that inspired O’Brien’s travel plan. And now, the funnyman is packing his bags. Go get ’em, Conan, and spread some goodwill while you’re there.
Watch the whole segment above.
“Conan In Haiti” airs Jan. 27.
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People build makeshift shelters in front of destroyed houses and a church in downtown Leogane, Haiti, on Jan. 16, 2010.
A man carries a bundle of metal bars salvaged from the rubble of collapsed buildings in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Jan. 17, 2010.
People walk along a debris-covered street in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 17, 2010.
Women clear rubble in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 25, 2010.
Workers remove rice from a warehouse after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince on Jan. 26, 2010.
Women clean the rubble and streets of the Carrefour Feuille area of Port-au-Prince on Jan. 26, 2010, as part of a United Nations-supported "Cash for Work" program.
Locals remove building materials at a site in Cite Soleil, Port-au-Prince, on Feb. 4, 2010.
A young man helps rebuild the destroyed College St Jean l'Evangeliste on April 5, 2010.
Haitians construct a wall as they rebuild a destroyed house on Jan. 7, 2011.
Rebuilding after the earthquake on Jan. 9, 2011.
Construction workers pour cement while rebuilding a wall in Port-Au-Prince on April 12, 2011.
A man ties steel rods together on a walls at Normally High School in Port-Au-Prince on Jan. 11, 2012 as the city continues to rebuild following the earthquake.
A firefighter helps clear a flooded street Oct. 25, 2012, after Hurricane Sandy swept through the nation.
A man moves his belongings which were damaged by Hurricane Sandy on Oct. 25, 2012.
A Haitian farmer waters his crops in an area outside of Port-au-Prince on Jan. 21, 2013.
Workers move bales of Vetiver roots to be processed at the Agri-supply distillery on Haiti's southwest coast on March 27, 2014.
Workers dig up the roots of grass plants on a plantation outside Les Cayes on March 27, 2014.
People in Haiti continue to rebuild and re-establish their daily routines on Jan. 13, 2015.
A man ties sticks to build a makeshift tent at a refugee camp for Haitians returning from the Dominican Republic on the outskirts of Anse-a-Pitres on Sept. 7, 2015.
People rebuild destroyed houses after Hurricane Matthew hit Jeremie, on Oct. 6, 2016.
A man rebuilds his home after Hurricane Matthew passed in Camp Perrin on Oct. 8, 2016.
People rebuild a destroyed house on Oct. 12, 2016.
Workers rebuild a partially destroyed orphanage on Oct. 14, 2016.
Men work to reconstruct a house on Oct. 19, 2016.
A boy looks at a man as he rebuilds the roof of a house affected by Hurricane Matthew in Damassins on Oct. 22, 2016.
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