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Trump praises Liberian President's English during White House meeting — Liberia's unique U.S. history explained
Donald Trump commended Liberian President Joseph Boakai's English at a White House gathering. Trump inquired about Boakai's education. Liberia's official language is English. The nation was founded by freed American slaves in the 1800s. Its capital, Monrovia, is named after U.S. President James Monroe. Liberia declared independence in 1847, modeling its Constitution after the U.S. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Liberia's history and connection to the U.S. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Liberia's Independence and modern status FAQs Donald Trump praised the Liberian President Joseph Boakai's English during a White House meeting with African leaders. Trump said, 'Such good English, that's beautiful... Where did you learn to speak so beautifully?' after Boakai spoke, as per the seemed surprised and asked if Boakai was educated in Liberia. English is the official language of Liberia, so it's not unusual that Boakai speaks fluent English. Liberia has many people who are descendants of freed American slaves who were sent to Africa in the 1800s, according to the report by NBC capital of Liberia is called Monrovia, named after the U.S. President James Monroe, who supported sending freed Black Americans to Africa. In the 1800s, American abolitionists and slaveholders disagreed about the future of free Black people in the U.S, as per the reports.A group called the American Colonization Society bought land in West Africa and began sending freed Black people from America there in the 1820s. In 1847, Liberia became independent and created a Constitution based on the U.S. model, as stated in the report by NBC their Declaration of Independence, Liberia accused the U.S. of racism, violence, and inequality, saying that's why they had to leave. Today, Liberia is the oldest modern republic in Africa, and second-oldest Black-led republic in the world, after Haiti, founded in 1804, as per the White House has not yet responded to Trump's latest comments about Liberia. This is not the first time Trump's comments about African nations caused backlash, as per the 2018, Trump called African nations and Haiti 'shithole countries', during a meeting with U.S. senators. That comment got strong criticism from Haitian and African leaders at the time, as mentioned in the report by NBC praised Liberia's president Joseph Boakai because Liberia's official language is English, and Boakai spoke fluently during their White House was founded by freed American slaves in the 1800s and has strong historical ties to the U.S., including its capital named after President James Monroe.
