10/7/2025–|Last update: 06:27 (Mecca time)
In a move, his guests surprised US President Donald Trump, boycotting Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Al -Ghazwani, to his silence, and the President of Guinea Bissau Omar Cisoko Imbalu demanded his name and country, while he was amazed at the fluency of Liberian President Joseph Bawakai in English.
During his hosting of the heads of 5 African countries at a work lunch in the White House, it was not without comments that some considered insulting to his guests, Trump boycotted the Mauritanian President Ould Al -Ghazwani during his talk about his country’s strategic location and opportunities for investment in it, and Trump’s patience, known for frequent conversation, began to run with the continued statements of Al -Ghazwani for about 7 minutes.
Trump indicated with a kind of discomfort to Al -Ghazwani by stopping the conversation, shaking his head, and raising his hands. When Al -Ghazwani noticed it, he said, “I don’t want to waste a lot of time in this,” before Trump interrupts him, saying, “We may have to speed up a little talk, because we have a busy schedule.”
He then directed his talk to President Guinea -Bissau, asking him to mention his name and country.
It is noteworthy that Trump used to deal in a rude and unsatisfactory manner with many of the presidents who visited White House.
The speaker of the Liberian President Bouquai fluently sparked in English, Trump’s amazement, who was quick to ask Bouquai about the secret of his master’s mastery, and it seemed clear that Bouquai tried to conceal his laughter.
Trump asked, “I learned it in Liberia?”, Bawakay replied to his question with a smile, in which he looked embarrassing, before simply answered “Yes, sir”, meaning that he received his education in Liberia.
Trump demands his guests to mention their names and their country only pic.twitter.com/v096ktNwXX
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But the American president, who was surrounded by the heads of other countries in West Africa, is in French.
And it is Liberia The oldest republic in Africa Sub -Saharan, this country was established in 1822 as a settlement for the devoted slaves in the United States who returned to live in West Africa, English is the official language of the state, as it is the most widespread language throughout this country, information that the US President did not know.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the White House hosted a mini-American summit, which brought together the leaders of Mauritania, Liberia, Senegal, Gabon and Guinea Bissau, and the meeting focused on discussing commercial opportunities, in addition to discussing ladder and security issues in the African continent.