Donald Trump Asks African Reporter ‘How Is Ebola Going?’ During Question About Congo War
A question about the ongoing violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo took an unexpected turn Monday when President Donald Trump abruptly brought up Ebola. White House correspondent Hariana Verás had been pressing Trump about Rwanda’s alleged violations of a peace agreement when he suddenly asked, “How is Ebola going?” RELATED: Donald Trump Says “We Have The Best Poverty Numbers Ever In The History Of Our Country” Verás, the first African journalist accredited to the White House, initially praised Trump’s efforts to broker peace between Congo and Rwanda. She then pointed out that the agreement, signed by the countries’ presidents in December and again in March, has made little progress as more than seven million people remain displaced by the conflict.
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