{"id":1466,"date":"2025-04-18T02:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T02:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/18\/president-donald-trump-goes-viral-over-congo-gaffe-allhiphop\/"},"modified":"2025-04-18T02:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T02:04:02","slug":"president-donald-trump-goes-viral-over-congo-gaffe-allhiphop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/worldpostone\/2025\/04\/18\/president-donald-trump-goes-viral-over-congo-gaffe-allhiphop\/","title":{"rendered":"President Donald Trump Goes Viral Over Congo Gaffe AllHipHop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Donald Trump admitted he didn\u2019t know what Congo is during a White House meeting with Italy\u2019s prime minister while discussing immigration and foreign prisoners.<\/p>\n<aside>\n<div id=\"allhiphop-subscribe2\" style=\"    margin-bottom: 20px;\">\n<form target=\"_blank\" action=\"https:\/\/read.letterhead.email\/all-hip-hop\/subscribe\" method=\"POST\">\n<div class=\"form__group\" bis_skin_checked=\"1\" style=\" padding: 30px; background: #f5f5f5; \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"email\" class=\"form__label form__label--required\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<strong>AllHipHop.com<\/strong><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/label><\/p>\n<p>Since 1998, AllHipHop.com has pioneered delivering Hip-Hop news. Get our daily email for exclusive, breaking news, and weekly digests, all curated for the true Hip-Hop enthusiast. Stay connected and informed with the heartbeat of Hip-Hop culture. Subscribe now!<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<input id=\"email\" maxlength=\"\" required=\"required\" type=\"email\" name=\"email\" class=\"form__input\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"form__group__field__submit-button items-center button button--secondary\" style=\" color: rgb(255, 255, 255); background-color: rgb(197, 0, 0); font-family: Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif; border: 0px solid rgb(41, 98, 255); border-radius: 3px; padding: 3px 23px; \"> Subscribe <\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">President Donald Trump<\/a> raised eyebrows on Thursday (April 17), in the Oval Office, when he confessed he didn\u2019t know what or where the Democratic Republic of the Congo is while discussing immigration with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.<\/p>\n<p>During a conversation that veered into global migration, Trump claimed foreign governments were releasing prisoners into the United States under President Joe Biden\u2019s administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople that were in jail for horrible \u2014 you know, they release jails, Giorgia, from all over the world and release them. Not just South America. The Congo in Africa. Many many people come from the Congo. I don\u2019t know what that is, but they came from the Congo,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/alx\/status\/1912929823397204003\">President Donald Trump said.<\/a><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">TRUMP: \u201cMany, many people come from the Congo. I don\u2019t know what that is, but they came from the Congo\u201d\ud83e\udd23 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vfuJjjECQK\">pic.twitter.com\/vfuJjjECQK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ALX \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@alx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alx\/status\/1912929823397204003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p>The remark quickly drew attention online, with critics questioning the former president\u2019s grasp of international geography, especially regarding U.S. immigration policy and the fact that his administration is considering investing billions into the mineral-rich country.<\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump continued, \u201cAnd all over the world, they came in. Venezuela, practically all of their prisoners came into our country and we took them because we had an incompetent administration called the Biden administration. And to think what they\u2019ve done to our country, I was elected to straighten that out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exchange came hours after news broke that Erik Prince, a longtime Trump ally and founder of the private military company Blackwater, had <a title=\"\u200c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/trump-supporter-prince-reaches-deal-with-congo-help-secure-mineral-wealth-2025-04-17\/\">finalized a deal with the Congolese government<\/a> to help secure mineral resources and improve tax collection.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement focuses on the copper-rich Katanga province in the southern part of the country, far from the conflict-ridden eastern regions controlled by M23 rebels.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Republic of the Congo, often referred to simply as the Congo, is a central African nation rich in natural resources, including cobalt and copper.<\/p>\n<p>It shares borders with nine countries and has long faced political instability and armed conflict, particularly in its eastern provinces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And at least half of them will decide it&#8217;s a congo line rather than a country<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 QueenOfHarts (@QueenOfH4rts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/QueenOfH4rts\/status\/1913008854117597357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The president of the United States doesn\u2019t know what \u201cThe Congo\u201d is?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 coco \ud83c\udf3a (@corinnePSU) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corinnePSU\/status\/1912928639903252929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The President of the United States just said he doesn&#8217;t know what the Congo is<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe (@J_Diesel28) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/J_Diesel28\/status\/1912928580901761367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Amazing a maga t### who knows how to use google. Meanwhile in the real world, everyone educated knows what Congo is.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 triggertwat (@trigg3rtwat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/trigg3rtwat\/status\/1913010179248972146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The most amazing part is that he didn&#8217;t even have to admit he didn&#8217;t know what Congo is. He wanted everyone to know that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Vault Dweller \ud83c\uddf7\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 (@douaileur) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/douaileur\/status\/1913008717328511484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><d class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><br \/>\n<d class=\"embed-twitter\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey, Trump scored a perfect score on a cognitive test.  People went up to him and said \u2018Mr President I\u2019ve never seen that happen before\u2019.  Are you saying such a brilliant man couldn\u2019t identify The Congo?  Shame on you!  Dear leader has himself bragged about how smart he is.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\u2014 Thomas Campbell (@bumper1b) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bumper1b\/status\/1913003221846462662?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/d><br \/>\n<\/d><\/figure>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-footer-text\">\n<h2> What do you think about this article? <\/h2>\n<p><span> Share your thoughts in the comments below and join the discussion! <\/span><\/aside>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p>\n<aside>\n<\/aside><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/allhiphop.com\/news\/trump-fumbles-congo-billions-investments\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump admitted he didn\u2019t know what Congo is during a White House meeting with Italy\u2019s prime minister while discussing immigration and foreign prisoners. 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