President Trump said that on Wednesday he was influenced by Libraian President Joseph Bokai during a meeting with the African state heads at the White House.
“Such a good English,” he said after Bokai spoke.
Trump said during a joint press conference, “Where were you educated? Where in Liberia? Okay, it’s very interesting. It’s beautiful English.”
He said, “People near me can’t speak almost on this table.”
The English is the official language of Liberia, a West African nation was established by philanthropists, eliminations and some slave owners in the early 1800s, seeking to resume free black Americans. The country on the West Coast, Africa has many indigenous languages and a variation of English known as Liberian English.
Bokai was educated at the University of Monrovia in the country’s capital named after US President James Monroe, and later served under Liberia’s first female leader former President Ellen Johnson Sirfil.
A White House spokesman said Bokai in response to criticism of Trump’s comments new York Times In a statement, “Fake news only during a meeting can distinguish the heartiest praise of President Trump, which marked a historic moment for American-Africa relations.”
Trump invited leaders of Gabon, Senegal, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau, as well as other African countries rich in natural resources, after a signature at a meeting of Wednesday White House after a signature. executive Order To increase American mineral production in March.
Trump administration Closed in deals About their reach with China and Ukraine Rare earth deposits earlier this year.
Liberia’s actual GDP is expected to increase by nearly 5 percent in 2025, inspired by continuous detail in mining, especially according to gold, and improvement in agriculture and services, World bank,
According to the organization, the nation has a population of 5.7 million and has attracted foreign interests for its wealth of rare earth minerals and rare earth metal neodiums.
Bokai told Trump, “Liberia is a long -time friend of the United States and we believe in your policy of making America again great.”
Other African leaders echoed the same feeling in support of “America first” policies citing opportunities for economic cooperation.
