An ungainly video has been floating round on X of President Donald Trump‘s lunch with West African Leaders that he hosted Wednesday (July 9) on the White Home. Within the video, the President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, thanks Donald Trump for the chance to work with america.
In response, Trump asks Boakai how he discovered to talk English…not realizing that English is the official language of Liberia.
“Effectively, thanks, and such good English, stunning. The place did you be taught to talk so superbly? Have been you educated? The place? In Liberia? Effectively, that’s very fascinating.”
After all, the video had Black people on X speaking with many, admittedly, embarrassed by Trump’s query:
“He’s so embarrassing,” wrote one consumer.
“Our president actually has worse geography expertise than a kindergartner, what a joke,” wrote one other.
In response to the President’s questioning, President Boakai politely laughed and responded with a easy ‘sure’ that he was educated in Liberia:
“The bar to be President is an abyss, man,” posted one other consumer within the replies.
Liberia is a rustic that was based as a spot to relocate freed African American slaves within the nineteenth century, in accordance with the BBC. The relocation served as an answer to the “problem” of African People who roamed freely on American soil.
Nevertheless, immediately the inhabitants of the descendants of African American slaves in Liberia is at 5% with indigenous Africans making up the vast majority of the inhabitants, per the BBC. Although English stays the official language of Liberia, like many African nations, many native languages are additionally spoken all through the nation.
One consumer on X identified that Trump should not know concerning the historical past Liberia has with America. “I don’t suppose Trump is aware of that Liberia was established as a free colony for Black People within the nineteenth century.”
One other consumer questioned why the president wasn’t briefed about Liberia’s historical past earlier than internet hosting the lunch. “You’d suppose his staff would give him some historical past concerning the US and Liberia… oh, properly. Subsequent story.”
Outdoors of the awkward interplay, the lunch was to debate African commerce offers with the U.S., and plenty of West African Leaders have been current, in accordance with The Guardian. By the tip of the lunch, the leaders have been thanking and praising Trump for discussing the funding of America in African nations.
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