6 things Trump should know about Liberia
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Trump's comments to Liberian President Joseph Boakai were reminiscent of an offensive phrase that's commonly directed at Black people, experts say.
In the video, the President of Liberia, Joseph Boakai, thanks Donald Trump for the opportunity to work with the United States. In response, Trump asks Boakai how he learned to speak English…not realizing that English is the official language of Liberia.
Roseline Phay is a farmer in the West African nation of Liberia. She is pregnant after she could no longer find contraceptives when the Trump administration abruptly ended foreign aid via USAID this year.
Donald Trump was visibly surprised when he addressed Joseph Boakai, Liberia’s President, but comments made to the 80-year-old politician have since caused a stir
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AllAfrica on MSNLiberia: Boakai Courts U.S. Investment As Trump Hosts African Leaders At White HouseWASHINGTON, D.C. - Liberian President Joseph Nyuma Boakai on Wednesday made a direct appeal for increased American investment in his country's vast mineral wealth, as he joined a select group of African leaders at a luncheon hosted by U.S. President Donald J. Trump at the White House.
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