Trump made the remarks at a White House meeting with the leaders of several African nations. Many Liberians are the descendants of freed American slaves.

US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday.

President Trump praised Liberia’s president for his “good English,” seemingly unaware of the fact that it’s the West African ...

US President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills -- despite English ...

Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English during a White House summit, seemingly unaware that ...

US President Donald Trump faced backlash on social media after he praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for speaking “such good English" during a meeting with African leaders at the White House- ...

Donald Trump has praised the president of Liberia for speaking “such good English”, seemingly unaware that Liberia’s official ...

Ghazouani introduced himself, thanking Trump for hosting the leaders and applauding his supposed peace efforts. As he described Mauritania’s strategic location and investment opportunities, such as ...

During a meeting with leaders from Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, and Senegal, as part of a multiday summit to ...

President Donald Trump hosted Liberian President Joseph Boakai and the leaders of four other West African countries at the ...