Monrovia, Liberia – On behalf of the Free Liberia Movement and Universal Human Rights International, Rev. Torli H. Krua extends warm congratulations to President Donald J. Trump and Vice President Vance on this Independence Day.
By Rev. Torli H. Krua, contributing writer
“We commend President Trump for prioritizing an America First agenda,” said Rev. Krua, “which lays the foundation for a renewed movement toward United America’s Golden Age — an ideal he has boldly championed while extending friendship to nations like Canada and Greenland.”
Rev. Mahn C. Krua Sr., a 101-year-old American senior citizen, recently reminded us that justice is the only true guarantee of security, and truth is the only source of legitimate power. Yet for too long, America — the world’s leading superpower with a $910 billion defense budget — has failed to secure justice and truth at home. Generations of Americans remain burdened by student debt, rising costs, and systemic injustice, while foreign priorities have taken precedence over our own citizens.
“Thank you, Mr. President, for promising America First,” Rev. Krua added.
President Trump’s victory, rooted in courage and truth-telling, recognized that America has become, in his own words, a “garbage can” infiltrated by crime, corruption, and a political class that hijacked democracy and preserved a broken status quo for centuries.
That betrayal began on March 4, 1790, with the passage of H.R. 40 — the first Nationality Act — which restricted citizenship to “white persons,” violating the Declaration of Independence’s sacred truth that all men are created equal.
Most Americans have never learned of a truly inspiring chapter in our history: in 1781, Elizabeth Freeman, an enslaved, illiterate Black woman in Massachusetts, invoked the state constitution of 1780 to sue for her freedom in the landmark case Brom and Bett v. Ashley. She stood before a white judge and jury, won her freedom and monetary damages, and helped spark a judicial review that ended slavery in Massachusetts.
In 2025, the descendants of Elizabeth Freeman — along with countless Black patriots from Massachusetts who sacrificed for American independence — still languish in exile in West Point, Monrovia, Liberia. President Trump has a historic opportunity to heal and reunite a divided nation, an opportunity ignored by President Biden, who chose instead to prioritize costly foreign wars.
While Americans sleep on sidewalks, billions in taxpayer dollars fund foreign conflicts, shelter migrants, and guard foreign borders while ignoring our own. The shame of this neglect is visible in Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, Comerío in Puerto Rico, and West Point in Monrovia — communities mired in poverty and systemic injustice.
Few Americans even realize there are other “garbage cans” of neglect in Liberian communities named Louisiana, New Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia — settlements founded by Black Americans whose contributions and sacrifices predate the Declaration of Independence. These patriots, forced into colonization under the first Nationality Act, deserve recognition and justice.
“These deep wounds are America’s greatest threat,” Rev. Krua declared. “They cannot be ignored.”
Rev. Krua called on President Trump to launch a National Innovative Ideas Competition, inspired by the 1876 Centennial Exposition, to invite every American — especially the forgotten — to contribute to a new era of hope and healing.
“If we can fund USAID for decades,” Krua continued, “surely we can fund an America’s Golden Age ideas competition.”
First, however, Rev. Krua urged President Trump to personally witness the suffering of these neglected Americans by visiting:
- Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota
- West Point, Monrovia, Liberia
- Comerío, Puerto Rico
“No president has ever gone to these places to listen,” Krua said. “You could be the first.”
As part of this vision, Rev. Krua strongly urged recognition of Liberians’ birthright citizenship, guaranteed by President Monroe’s 1821 treaty establishing Liberia “for the settlement of citizens of the United States forever” and affirmed in Article I of Liberia’s 1824 Constitution:
“All persons born in Liberia are entitled to all privileges enjoyed by citizens of the United States of America.”
Liberia, purchased with U.S. taxpayer funds and strategically vital in both world wars, deserves its rightful place in America’s future. Unlike Canada or Greenland, integrating Liberia would cost nothing, and an overwhelming majority of Liberians would support President Trump’s vision of national unity and healing.
“As Jesus taught,” Rev. Krua concluded, “a house divided against itself cannot stand.”
By visiting the bottom of America’s “garbage can,” President Trump can launch a powerful movement for a United America’s Golden Age, restoring the true ideals of the Declaration of Independence and healing a divided nation.
“History is calling,” Rev. Krua said. “Let these next four years be remembered as the time President Trump united America around justice, truth, and unbreakable unity.”
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Rev. Torli H. Krua
Free Liberia Movement & Universal Human Rights International
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