"Ils ont été humiliés": Robert Bourgi commente la dernière rencontre entre Trump et cinq chefs d’État africains à Washington
In early July 2025, US President Donald Trump hosted the presidents of Liberia, Mauritania, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, and Gabon at the White House. The Republican billionaire discussed trade, investment, and security issues with his guests.
During this meeting, Donald Trump's attitude towards the five leaders caused a lot of ink and saliva to flow.
Indeed, before giving his guests the floor, Trump asked them to state their names and those of their countries, as if he did not know the heads of state present.
They “were ridiculed, humiliated, mocked and trampled upon”
When they finally spoke, the Republican intervened, asking them to move faster, without showing much tact. Mauritanian President El Ghazouani was the main victim of this. While he was discussing investment opportunities in his country and its strategic position, Trump abruptly interrupted him, shaking his head and asking him to move faster.
The US president also made an inappropriate remark about the language skills of Liberian President Joseph Boakai. The height of all this is the family photo, where Donald Trump is seen sitting like a teacher, in front of the five heads of state, standing neatly lined up behind him, like students.
For Robert Bourgi, these heads of state "were ridiculed, humiliated, mocked, and trampled upon." "But through them, it was the Africa whose colors they were supposed to be waving that was trampled upon," the Franco-Lebanese lawyer and political advisor raged in an interview with the YouTube channel H5 Motivation.
The only leader who was able to pull off a masterstroke was the Liberian.
He said he felt "deep sadness and shame for the dignity and pride of Africa." The only leader who, according to him, was able to "stand out" was the Liberian. "He showed the world that Trump is an ignoramus. He said, 'Mr. President, are you forgetting that we have been English-speaking for a century and a half and that before that we spoke your language?'" Robert Bourgi recalled.
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