Although English has been the official language of Liberia since the country’s founding in the 1800s, Trump asked Boakai ...

MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the ...

US president appeared surprised by his counterpart’s ‘beautiful English’, despite it being Liberia’s national language.

During a gathering with five African leaders on Wednesday, President Trump reportedly turned to President Boakai and said, ...

President Trump hailed Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his mastery of English Wednesday during a meeting with African ...

Liberian President Joseph Boakai has launched what his office describes as an unprecedented reconciliation campaign, ...

"Well, thank you," Trump responded. "And such good English. Such beautiful - where did you - where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where - where were you educated? Where?" ...

Trump lauded Liberia's visiting President Joseph Boakai for having "such good English," apparently not realizing that it is both Boakai and his nation's primary language.

Donald Trump’s remark on Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s fluent English at a White House meeting drew mixed reactions.