Lejone Mpotjoane says behaviour is unexpected from head of state, after Trump claimed ‘nobody has ever heard of’ the countryLesotho was taken aback by US President Donald Trump’s mockery of the southern African nation, its foreign minister has said, vowing that the country was “not taking this matter lightly”.Trump called Lesotho a country “nobody has ever heard of” as he defended his sweeping cuts in aid during an address to Congress on Tuesday. He singled out a past US aid project of “eight million dollars to promote LGBTQI+ in the African nation of Lesotho”. Continue reading...
Lesotho's foreign minister, Lejone Mpotjoane, condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's mockery of the country during his Congress speech, calling it shocking and embarrassing. Trump criticized a past $8 million aid project for LGBTQI+ rights in Lesotho, though the U.S. government's website does not list such funding. Lesotho has received over $630 million in U.S. aid for HIV/AIDS since 2006. NGOs warned of potential collapse of Lesotho's HIV programs due to halted U.S. aid. Lesotho residents were confused and upset by Trump's comments, with some responding on social media to assert their presence and pride.
