U.S. President Donald Trump’s praise of the “beautiful” English of Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai drew confusion Thursday in the English-speaking African country and umbrage over what many considered condescending remarks.
“Such good English,” Trump said to Boakai during an event at the White House, with visible surprise. “Such beautiful English.”
Although English has been the official language of Liberia since the country’s founding in the 1800s, Trump asked Boakai where he had learned to speak the language “so beautifully,” and continued as Boakai murmured a response. “Where were you educated? Where? In Liberia?”
I don't understand how n even slightly competent president would go into a meeting with another nation's leader without some briefing. But Trump doesn't think he needs briefing, that he's the smartest guy in the room. So he goes in and, if the president of Liberia didn't have a dark skin, Trump wouldn't have known that Liberia is in Africa.
The Orange Führer's arrogance and condescension was on full display, all mixed into a toxic stew with a base stock of ignorance.
At a point I sometimes found humor in stupidity but this shit coming from him is not. We have a possible three more years of this horror story not sure the country or my mind can take it. Please keep up your good work.
ReplyDeletePatrick
Embarrassing as well. Just a lot of slob and deboner.
ReplyDeleteEcl!
One of the three axioms:
ReplyDeleteA Turkish proverb that seems fitting right now: when a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a sultan. The palace becomes a circus.