What he called them · Second term · № 135
Asked Liberia's English-speaking president where he learned to speak 'so beautifully'
“Well, thank you and such good English, such beautiful -- where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where were you educated, where? In Liberia?”
- Said
- , White House lunch with leaders of five West African nations
- Subject
- Liberia and President Joseph Boakai
- Target
- Other countries
- Place
- Liberia
- Topic
- Foreign policy
- Era
- Second term
What happened
English has been Liberia's official language since the 1800s. A Liberian diplomat told CNN the remark was 'a bit condescending,' and Liberians expressed confusion and anger, Al Jazeera reported. Liberia's foreign minister, Sara Beysolow Nyanti, said no offense was taken.