Watch: Trump praises Liberian president's English, the country's official language

Trump told Boakai he speaks "such good English", asking where he went to school.

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Trump told Boakai he speaks "such good English", asking where he went to school.

The visitor politely laughed, but did not mention that English is the official language of Liberia.

Africa's oldest republic, Liberia was founded in 1822 by freed American slaves with the goal of resettling free black people in Africa.

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