{"id":2458022,"date":"2025-07-10T14:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-accuses-trumps-of-racist-comments-to-african-president-lets-roll-the-tape\/"},"modified":"2025-07-10T14:26:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T18:26:58","slug":"jasmine-crockett-accuses-trumps-of-racist-comments-to-african-president-lets-roll-the-tape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jasmine-crockett-accuses-trumps-of-racist-comments-to-african-president-lets-roll-the-tape\/","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Crockett Accuses Trump&#8217;s of \u2018Racist\u2019 Comments to African President &#8211; Let&#8217;s Roll the Tape"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjasmine-crockett-accuses-trumps-of-racist-comments-to-african-president-lets-roll-the-tape%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2458022&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a recent meeting between President Donald Trump and Liberia&#8217;s President Joseph Boakai, Trump complimented Boakai on his excellent english, asking where he had learned to speak so well. Boakai replied that he learned English in Liberia, where English is the official language. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-repeatedly-curses-at-reporter-who-asked-her-a-simple-question\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar Repeatedly Curses at Reporter Who Asked Her a Simple Question\">exchange drew criticism<\/a> from Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett, who accused Trump of racism and ignorance, arguing that asking such a question was offensive. however, the article defends Trump, stating that his comment was a genuine compliment and not racist. It highlights that many people, including Crockett, may not be aware that English is Liberia&#8217;s official language, and most Liberians speak other languages as their first language. The article suggests that Crockett&#8217;s reaction was politically motivated and that Trump was simply trying to be welcoming and courteous during the diplomatic meeting.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump met with Liberia&rsquo;s President Joseph Boakai on Wednesday, and a comment from the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >meeting drew feigned outrage<\/a> from Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, Boakai made a short statement in flawless English.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We want to work with the United States in peace and security within the region because we are committed to that, and we just want to thank you so much for this opportunity,&rdquo; Boakai said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-selects-transportation-secretary-sean-duffy-additional-role\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> responded with a compliment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Thank you. And such good English. Such beautiful &mdash; Where did you learn to speak so beautifully? Where were you educated? Where?&rdquo; Trump asked.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Boakai told Trump he learned English in Liberia, a country founded by freed American slaves in the 19th Century.<\/p>\n<p>Trump replied, &ldquo;That&rsquo;s very interesting. Beautiful English! I have people at this table who can&rsquo;t speak nearly as well.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump to Liberian President Joseph Boakai: &#8220;Thank you and such good English, such beautiful. Where did you learn to speak so beautifully, where? Were you educated, where? In Liberia?&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WZ2LR5JZcb\">pic.twitter.com\/WZ2LR5JZcb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cspan\/status\/1943002125300064388?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Then came <a href=\"https:\/\/www.salon.com\/2025\/07\/09\/trump-praises-liberian-presidents-good-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the predictable outrage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett d the clip on her X page and presented the comments as something just short of a hate crime.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump never misses an opportunity to be racist and wrong, and every day he finds a new way to be embarrassing,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Asking the President of Liberia where he learned English when it&rsquo;s literally the official language is peak ignorance,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jasmine-crockett-targets-melania-trump-nasty-attack-house-hearing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a> added. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m pretty sure being blatantly offensive is not how you go about conducting diplomacy&hellip;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Trump never misses an opportunity to be racist and wrong, and every day he finds a new way to be embarrassing.<\/p>\n<p>Asking the President of Liberia where he learned English when it&rsquo;s literally the official language is peak ignorance.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m pretty sure being blatantly offensive is not&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jhvf9dvqZE\">https:\/\/t.co\/Jhvf9dvqZE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (@RepJasmine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepJasmine\/status\/1943050693876814114?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Let&rsquo;s get a couple of things straight.<\/p>\n<p>Was this a silly or awkward moment from Trump? Sure, a case can be made for that.<\/p>\n<p>Was it racist? Not even close! Crockett seized the moment to do what she always does &mdash; to grandstand for clout, clicks, and outrage.<\/p>\n<p>Trump didn&rsquo;t know English is the official language of Liberia.<\/p>\n<p>So what? A lot of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/strong-turnout-in-frances-high-stakes-elections-as-support-for-the-far-right-grows-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Strong turnout in France\u2019s high-stakes elections as support for the far right grows - Washington Examiner\">people don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t. And frankly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jasmine-crockett-makes-dangerously-false-claim-trump-assassination-attempt-suspects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a> probably didn&rsquo;t either until she Googled it.<\/p>\n<p>Trump clearly wasn&rsquo;t mocking Boakai. He was complimenting him. He was doing what a president should do &mdash; making a foreign guest feel welcome on U.S. soil.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s what a statesman does. While the official language of Liberia is English, most of the population <a href=\"https:\/\/localizationafrica.com\/english-variations-in-liberia\/#:~:text=2.57%20million%20Liberians%20out%20of,);%20Merico%20language%20;%20Caribbean%20English.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">doesn&rsquo;t speak it as a first language<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump &mdash; a man who countless people try to speak with every day &mdash; likely did not have time to break down the demographics and language statistics of Liberia before the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>What he did do, and he did it well, was offer a person a genuine compliment.<\/p>\n<p>So, to Crockett&rsquo;s point. No, this wasn&rsquo;t &ldquo;peak ignorance.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>Peak ignorance<\/em> is what so many X users are subjected to when visiting her page or have the misfortune of coming across clips of her speaking on television and online.<\/p>\n<p>Trump was sincere when addressing Boakai on Wednesday, and it resulted in yet another failed attempt by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jasmine-crockett-fires-vicious-shot-trump-supporters-alleges-mental-health-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a> and the deranged left to smear him.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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