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.

Trump made the remarks at a White House meeting with the leaders of several African nations. Many Liberians are the descendants of freed American slaves.

Trump asks the President of Liberia, where English is the official language, where he learned to speak it ‘so beautifully’ - President Joseph Boakai responded to Trump’s question with a polite chuckle