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English is Liberia's official language

Trump praises Liberia's president on his mastery of English - his native tongue and the African nation's official language

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.

Global News on MSN · 17h

Trump asks how Liberian leader learned English, Liberia’s official language

U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a multilateral lunch with African leaders in the State Dining Room of the White House July 9, 2025 in Washington, D.C. The leaders of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal met with Trump during the luncheon. Win McNamee / Getty Images

The Seattle Times · 16h

Many Liberians take offense after Trump praises their president’s English

Residents of the west Africa nation of Liberia expressed confusion and anger after President Donald Trump praised the English skills of President Joseph Boakai.

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Trump praises Liberian president's language skills, stirs mixed social media reactions

President Donald Trump was visibly impressed when he praised the president of Liberia for his English-speaking skills during ...

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Crockett accuses Trump of being ‘racist and wrong’ for ‘blatantly offensive’ remark to Liberian leader

Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) criticized President Trump for being “racist and wrong” after he complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English skills, despite English ...

National Bureau of Economic Research7d

Out-of-School Learning: Subtitling vs. Dubbing and the Acquisition of Foreign-Language Skills

While prior studies of language acquisition have focused on schools, we show the overwhelming influence of out-of-school learning. We identify the causal effect of subtitling in a ...

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