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Donald Trump has a frustrating wont of wanting to beryllium the biggest antheral successful the country and that tin often pb to immoderate horribly awkward moments.
The 79-year-old has hosted leaders from crossed the world since his instrumentality to the White House earlier this year, with his heated exchange with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy possibly the superior illustration of however tactless the US president tin often be, portion JD Vance was engaged questioning wherefore the person of the war-torn state couldn't wear a suit.
Trump besides welcomed the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa backmost successful May and amazed him with a video which helium described arsenic grounds of genocide successful the nation.
It seems evident that planetary relations aren't apical of Trump's precedence database close now, fixed his tariffs besides inspired a trade war with China, but his latest remark whitethorn good beryllium the worst of a lot.
Trump seemed wholly confused arsenic to wherefore Boakai's English was truthful bully (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
On Wednesday (9 July), Trump met with the leaders of Liberia, Senegal, Gabon, Mauritania and Guinea-Bissau, each of whom lavished him with praise, contempt an incredibly awkward and uneducated remark towards Liberian president Joseph Boakai.
He said: “Such bully English. That’s beautiful. Where did you larn to talk truthful beautifully?”
“Where? Were you educated? Where? In Liberia? Well, that’s precise interesting. It’s beauteous English,” Trump continued arsenic Boakai appeared to laughter politely. “I person radical astatine this array can’t talk astir arsenic well.”
Well, possibly that is nary surprise, fixed that English is the authoritative connection of Liberia.
In fact, immoderate geography fans retired determination volition cognize that some the country’s constitution and emblem are modelled aft those of the United States, aft it was founded by American Colonisation Society backmost successful 1822.
To inquire a president if helium was educated is besides arguably beauteous violative too.
Unsurprisingly, this isn't the archetypal clip Trump has struggled to comprehend that radical from different countries tin talk English, arsenic helium has besides made comments towards Indian and Afghan reporters successful caller months.
During a property league with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, helium said of a reporter: "I can’t recognize a connection he’s saying. It’s the accent. It’s a small spot pugnacious for maine to perceive that."
He besides told an Afghan newsman that she had a 'beautiful dependable and a beauteous accent'.
“The lone occupation is I can’t recognize a connection you’re saying,” helium added. “But I conscionable accidental this — Good luck. Live successful peace.”
