There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the English skills of ...

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

Liberia's President Joseph Boakai poses for a photo, prior to the start of the ECOWAS meeting, in Abuja, Nigeria, July 7, ...

"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?" ...

President Joseph Boakai laughed at the question but didn’t say that English is the official language of his country, which was founded by formerly enslaved and freeborn African Americans.

Residents of the west Africa nation of Liberia expressed confusion and anger after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai.

There was confusion and anger in Liberia on Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai. English has been the west African nation's official ...

US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language on Wednesday. But the African leader was educated in Liberia, where English is the ...