Trump congratulates African leaders for making his friends rich

[dalton99a]

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/20/trump-congratulates-african-leaders-for-making-his-friends-rich.html
Trump congratulates African leaders for making his friends rich
- President Donald Trump congratulated a group of African leaders Wednesday for providing the means by which his friends are getting rich.
- Speaking at a luncheon, Trump said, "I've so many friends going to your countries trying to get rich, I congratulate you."
Christina Wilkie | @christinawilkie
4 Hours Ago | 01:29

President Donald Trump on Wednesday was met with silence when he congratulated the leaders of African countries on the continent's economic progress, telling them, "I've so many friends going to your countries, trying to get rich. I congratulate you. They're spending a lot of money."

Trump delivered the remark at a luncheon he hosted with the leaders of many of the 54 diverse nations on the African continent. And while Trump almost certainly meant it as compliment, and even seemed to pause for applause, not one attendee clapped.

For centuries, Europeans and Americans have exploited Africa's natural resources and labor force, not least during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. In the post-Colonial era, the U.S. government has supported dozens of authoritarian regimes on the African continent, while American companies have made billions of dollars from deals with dictatorships.

Since taking office in January, Trump has nominated ambassadors to only around a dozen African nations, despite having recalled all Obama-era ambassadors before he was inaugurated. This means that the vast majority of nations on the continent do not currently have a U.S. ambassador with whom they can conduct bilateral diplomacy.

[FormerOstrich]

1. Congratulations...

on allowing my buddies to rape, pillage, and plunder your countries vast resources.

maybe some will trickle down to you.

grrrrrrrr

[democratisphere]

2. drump's friends love workers that earn slave wages.

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

3. Just when you thought the Fuhrer-in-Chief had reached a new low.