President Donald Trump was listening to an African reporter’s question about an ongoing regional conflict when he had a question of his own.
Angolan White House correspondent Hariana Verás was in the White House asking the president about the fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda when he openly mused about how “ebola” is “going.”
Watch:
Q: Rwanda is still killing people in Congo.
Trump: How is Ebola going?
Q: Ebola’s under control. pic.twitter.com/Dxt9MTXbyd
— Clash Report (@clashreport) September 28, 2026
“I just came from DRC. I was there a month ago, and I witnessed, again, Rwanda still killing a lot of Congolese. Mr. President, if you can do something — ” Verás said.
“And you witnessed it?” Trump asked.
“Yes, Mr. President. And I have evidence,” the reporter confirmed.
“How is Ebola? How is Ebola going?” he wondered.
“Ebola is under control,” she replied. “Still, the country needs some help to fight Ebola, but the biggest problem is the war.”
“I’ll make sure it works out,” Trump promised. “That’s what I do. I make sure things work out.”
While critics may argue that bringing up ebola during a conversation about the conflict in Congo may have been pointless rambling, the United Nations indicates there have been over 8,000 cases of the disease and nearly 4,000 fatalities.
From the website:
The developments come as the number of confirmed Ebola cases in the DRC has surpassed 8,000 for the first time since the current outbreak began, according to health authority data published on Monday.
The latest situation report records 8,067 confirmed cases and 3,901 deaths, putting the case fatality rate at 48.4 per cent.
Securing humanitarian access to Kigonze camp remains difficult, raising fears that the exodus could complicate efforts to contain the ongoing Ebola outbreak.
According to the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, the camp hosts nearly 19,000 displaced people. Residents have faced “armed violence, threats and intimidation against civilians, arrests, forced displacement and the destruction of shelters”, the Office said.
“Together, we will defeat Ebola.”
U-Reporters in DR Congo know it all too well: Ebola outbreaks can have devastating consequences on communities.
That’s why Moise, Victorine and their young peers are taking to the streets, helping people learn how to keep their children and… pic.twitter.com/7RtnJp591N
— UNICEF (@UNICEF) September 28, 2026
The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that “conflict, insecurity, population displacement and limited access to basic services” are complicating any chance of an organized, efficient response.
“These constraints continue to undermine surveillance, case detection and contact tracing. They also complicate infection prevention and control measures, as well as timely access to appropriate healthcare, limiting the overall effectiveness of the response,” the website explains.
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Sierra Marlee is a millennial whose hunger for the truth in a world of fake news has led her to write. Marlee also contributes to BizPac Review.
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