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Lesotho shocked by Donald Trump's remarks that 'nobody has heard of the country'

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Lesotho shocked by US President Donald Trump 's remarks that 'nobody has ever heard of' The US President made the reference as he addressed the US Congress in his first speech since his return to the Oval Office .

Officials dismissed the remarks as "off the cuff" and a "political statement", adding that they were "uncalled-for" given the good relations between the two nations.

Lesothos is one of the biggest beneficiaries of the US 's African Growth and Opportunity Act .