Holy shit and the Liberian president is simping hard for Trump according to the quotes. This is such racist boomer energy from Trump. DISGUSTING.
Part that’s left out, when those freed slaves left the U.S. and were supported by the U.S. The ACS requested we make Liberia a U.S. colony or give a formal protection guarantee. (Both were denied)
That’s an excusable mistake, to be honest: really, how many of you knew that English is an official language of Liberia? So Trump heard an unexpectedly clean English speech and asked a question.
OK, I knew it already but let’s set that aside. How many of us are the president of the united states, purported “leader of the free world?” The responsibilities and expectations differ slightly.
I didn’t, but I’d have looked up some basic information about a country I’m dealing with in an official capacity if I was the PRESIDENT OF THE US.
Americans ought to know something about Liberia’s history.
History, America - in one sentence? You crazy?
The world was created 6000 years ago and we are the chosen ones. FULL STOP.
right? this would be like if king charles went to a former colony and started gawking at how well the locals spoke english… there isn’t really a nice reading of the behavior.
Any slightly below average intelligence president, who listens to staff briefings about the things they are about to do would know that.
I see people mentioning that Trump has staff to inform him of this etc etc, but I think it’s also pretty common knowledge that you don’t comment on someone’s grasp of a language unless you’re teaching them or it’s necessary. As a country of immigrants, Americans deal with a lot of immigrants, and that thought goes either way. You don’t mention a heavy accent or a lack of accent. I grew up around a lot of ESOL, and even if their English was impeccable, it’s quite othering and often condescending to have someone mention it. Some people don’t mind it, but always better to err on the side of caution. I understand this is not someone from the US, but they’re a foreign dignitary and there’s no need to say something that would even be perceived as condescending.
I mean, that’s exactly why presidents have staff to brief them on things.
He’s supposed to have handlers around him to brief him on this stuff in advance, and keep him from saying stupid shit in the moment, but his handlers are just as ignorant as he is, so they’re no help.
I suppose they just told him: “Dialog will be in English without an interpreter”. A completely adequate amount of information on the theme.
I did, and anyone else should too, especially the fucking President
Both you and trump seem to think of being POTUS similar to the way Scar approached his reign as king in The Lion King: “I can do whatever I want”.
I like how they included “his country’s official language” so that people can laugh about Trump being stupid and not feel dumb themselves. Wondering if they would also write it if it was about Australia or the UK and not Liberia
I remember when heads of state were expected to be more intelligent than a Spaniel.
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I am not a Trump supporter, you can check my posts history on Lemmy. I am not defending Trump, I am talking about the news’ headline
The headline is accurate. Your outrage about it is bizarre.
I am not outraged; quite the opposite - amused. Sorry if you find it bizarre. Imagine the same headline but replacing Liberian with Australian
