In a highly charged encounter at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with accusations that his government is failing to address what Trump called a “genocide against white farmers.”
The meeting took place in the Oval Office, where Trump reportedly dimmed the lights and played a video featuring a far-left politician singing a controversial song with the lyrics “kill the farmer.” The U.S. president used the footage to underline his claims of systematic violence against white landowners in South Africa.
Trump backed his accusations with news clips and reports, emphasizing what he described as “death, death, death—horrible deaths” faced by white farmers in the country.
“People are fleeing South Africa for their safety,” Trump declared during the meeting. “Their land is being confiscated, and in many cases, they are being killed.”
This isn’t the first time Trump has expressed concern over South Africa’s internal affairs. During his previous term, he suspended all U.S. aid to the country and welcomed South African white farmers as refugees, citing what he characterized as a covert campaign of ethnic violence.
Trump also repeated longstanding accusations that the South African government is seizing land from white farmers, implementing racially discriminatory policies, and pursuing a hostile foreign policy toward Washington.
President Ramaphosa has previously dismissed these allegations as unfounded and inflammatory, warning they could undermine diplomatic relations and exacerbate racial tensions within South Africa.
