Trump made the remarks at a White House meeting with the leaders of several African nations. Many Liberians are the descendants of freed American slaves.

President Trump complimented the president of Liberia on his English, apparently unaware that it’s the country’s official language.

“Asking the President of Liberia where he learned English when it’s literally the official language is peak ignorance,” Representative Jasmine Crockett, Democrat of Texas, said in a post on social med...