Who pulled the tongue: Trump got into a puddle at a meeting with the president of Liberia

Trump's meeting with Liberian President Boakai. Illustration: freeze frame / UNIAN
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At a meeting at the White House with his colleague from Liberia, Joseph Boakai, US President Donald Trump asked where he learned to speak English so well.

"You speak English very well. Where did you learn the language?" — said Trump.

Thus, Trump sat in a puddle.

The fact is that Liberia, a state in West Africa, was created by the USA itself. In 1822, according to open sources, the States founded a colony — state for free-born and freed African Americans on lands acquired in Africa. In 1824, it was called Liberia (from Latin liber - "free, independent", the Republic of Liberia was proclaimed in 1847.

The official language in the country is English, and the monetary unit is the Liberian dollar.