Unreadable even for the basics the US President was once again caught, Donald Trumpas he was found to praise his president LiberiaJoseph Boakai, for his English … Only the official language of Liberia is English.
“Thank you, and so good English, so beautiful,” said Donald Trump, surrounded by five African presidents in the White House, who welcomed talks dedicated to commercial issues, especially in the exploitation of minerals.
“What a beautiful English! Where did you learn to speak in such a nice way? Where did you study? In Liberia? ” Trump asked Boakai, who initially let him escape a laugh before he simply answered “indeed, sir” to this last question.
“Very interesting, beautiful English. I have people at this table that can’t speak as beautiful as you, “the Republican insisted, as most other African presidents had the French first or second language at the meeting.
President Trump to Liberian President Joseph Boakai: “Thank you and such good English, such beautiful. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully, where? Were you educated, where? In Liberia?” pic.twitter.com/WZ2LR5JZcb
— CSPAN (@cspan) July 9, 2025
Liberia is the earliest Republic of sub -Saharan Africa, it was founded in 1822, as the US sent former black slaves there. English is an official language and Lingua Franca, the most widespread, in the state with many races and ethnicities.
Once a business executive and adviser to the World Bank, later Minister, former Vice -President and president of the country since 2024, Joseph Boakai, son of an illiterate family, went to the University of Liberia, in the Liberia, in the 1972 State of Kansas, in the central US, from which he received his degree in 1976.