Donald Trump admitted he didn’t know what Congo is throughout a White Home assembly with Italy’s prime minister whereas discussing immigration and overseas prisoners.
President Donald Trump raised eyebrows on Thursday (April 17), within the Oval Workplace, when he confessed he didn’t know what or the place the Democratic Republic of the Congo is whereas discussing immigration with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
Throughout a dialog that veered into international migration, Trump claimed overseas governments have been releasing prisoners into the US underneath President Joe Biden’s administration.
“People who have been in jail for horrible — , they launch jails, Giorgia, from all around the world and launch them. Not simply South America. The Congo in Africa. Many many individuals come from the Congo. I don’t know what that’s, however they got here from the Congo,” President Donald Trump stated.
TRUMP: “Many, many individuals come from the Congo. I don’t know what that’s, however they got here from the Congo”🤣 pic.twitter.com/vfuJjjECQK
— ALX 🇺🇸 (@alx) April 17, 2025
The comment rapidly drew consideration on-line, with critics questioning the previous president’s grasp of worldwide geography, particularly concerning U.S. immigration coverage and the truth that his administration is contemplating investing billions into the mineral-rich nation.
President Donald Trump continued, “And all around the world, they got here in. Venezuela, virtually all of their prisoners got here into our nation and we took them as a result of we had an incompetent administration known as the Biden administration. And to suppose what they’ve performed to our nation, I used to be elected to straighten that out.”
The change got here hours after information broke that Erik Prince, a longtime Trump ally and founding father of the non-public army firm Blackwater, had finalized a take care of the Congolese authorities to assist safe mineral sources and enhance tax assortment.
The settlement focuses on the copper-rich Katanga province within the southern a part of the nation, removed from the conflict-ridden jap areas managed by M23 rebels.
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, usually referred to easily because the Congo, is a central African nation wealthy in pure sources, together with cobalt and copper.
It shares borders with 9 international locations and has lengthy confronted political instability and armed battle, notably in its jap provinces.
And at the least half of them will determine it is a congo line reasonably than a rustic
— QueenOfHarts (@QueenOfH4rts) April 17, 2025
The president of the US doesn’t know what “The Congo” is?
— coco 🌺 (@corinnePSU) April 17, 2025
The President of the US simply stated he does not know what the Congo is
— Joe (@J_Diesel28) April 17, 2025
Superb a maga t### who is aware of the best way to use google. In the meantime in the true world, everybody educated is aware of what Congo is.
— triggertwat (@trigg3rtwat) April 17, 2025
Essentially the most superb half is that he did not even must admit he did not know what Congo is. He wished everybody to know that.
— Vault Dweller 🇷🇺🇫🇷 (@douaileur) April 17, 2025
Hey, Trump scored an ideal rating on a cognitive check. Individuals went as much as him and stated ‘Mr President I’ve by no means seen that occur earlier than’. Are you saying such a superb man couldn’t establish The Congo? Disgrace on you! Pricey chief has himself bragged about how sensible he’s.
— Thomas Campbell (@bumper1b) April 17, 2025
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