Trump lauded Liberia's visiting President Joseph Boakai for having "such good English," apparently not realizing that it is both Boakai and his nation's primary language.
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Liberia was founded by freed slaves and the country has long-standing historical ties with the US.
Trump appears to have not done his due diligence before having a lunch with several West African leaders.
Watch as Donald Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak the language. During a meeting with the leaders of several African nations at the White House on Wednesday (9 July), the US ...
The West African country got its start as an American colonial project official, and its language is English.
English is the official language of the West African country, which was founded in part by freed American slaves.
President Joseph Boakai responded to Trump's question with a polite chuckle ...
The presidents of Guinea-Bissau, on, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal signaled they may consider nominating President Trump for a Nobel Prize, or at least that he deserves one, for his commitment to world peace and action to bring peace to their ...
Trump inquired where Liberian president Joseph Boakai got his language skills during meeting with African leaders ...
The Yemeni militia, backed by Iran, said it had sunk a Liberian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea. Liberia said the attack killed two crew members.