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 popular newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets claimed Trump's attempts to end the Ukraine war on his terms had been a "dismal failure".

Senegal's President Bassirou Diomaye Faye flattered Trump as a 'tremendous' golfer and invited him to build an African course during trade talks.

Liberians reacted with a mix of anger and weary resignation on Thursday after discovering that the leader of their country's closest bilateral partner does not appear to know what language they speak.

English is the official language of Liberia, a west African nation formed by freed American and Caribbean slaves. Its capital, Monrovia, pays tribute to former U.S. President James Monroe, who provided federal government money for the then-settlement known as Liberia.

President Donald Trump complimented Liberian President Joseph Boakai on his English-speaking, during a meeting with African leaders at the White HouseThe United States leader told Boakai he speaks "such good English",

President Trump hosted African leaders at the White House and asked one of them to wrap his speech up "because we have a whole schedule."

While hosting leaders from five African countries at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (July 09) told Liberian President Joseph Boakai he spoke 'beautiful English' and asked where he learned English,