US President Donald Trump met Wednesday afternoon with the South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval officeBut the rally, which included Elon Musk On the sidelines, he quickly became sour when Trump spoke about the Based reventions of “white genocide” taking place in the country.
Trump raised the subject of racial persecution against white Afrikaners less than a week after a group of around 60 people granted accelerated American citizenship.
During the tense and clumsy meeting, Trump attenuated the Enlightenment to play images which, according to him, proves his unfounded demand for white genocide.
Earlier this year, Trump accused the South African government of having fueled anti-white racism, leading to the murder of white farmers, to an affirmation that Ramaphosa and the South African government deny fervor.
The images have shown a populist politician playing a controversial anti-apartheid song which includes lyrics on the death of a farmer.
“People flee South Africa for their safety,” said Trump after the short video.
The president of South Africa Cyril Ramaphosa (CL) and the American president Donald Trump (CR) consider a video played in the oval office of the White House on May 21, 2025, in Washington, DC
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Ramaphosa rejected Against Trump’s accusation and sought to change the subject.
“We are completely opposed to this,” said Ramaphosa about the behavior alleged by Trump.
Experts in South Africa say that there are no evidence that whites are targeted, although farmers of all races are victims of invasions of violent violence in a country that has a very high crime rate.
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Ramaphosa tried to change course and said he wanted to meet Trump to “reset” and “recalibrate” the relationship between the United States and South Africa and advance trade relations.
Meanwhile, Trump said that the meeting was to smooth the fears of the African nation, declaring: “We have many people who are very concerned about South Africa.”
The president did not specify who had expressed his concerns or on what, although he has doubled the decision of his administration to welcome a cohort of white Afrikaners who claim to escape persecution in their country of origin.
“We take many places if we think there is persecution or genocide in progress,” said Trump.
Later, Trump was asked what he would need to be convinced that there is no white genocide in South Africa, and Ramaphosa intervened, “I can answer it,” he said.
“I prefer to answer it,” replied Trump.
“We will have to listen to the voices of the South Africans, some of whom are his good friends, like those who are here when we have talks between us around the calm table, it will take President Trump to listen to them,” started Ramaphosa.
“I will not repeat what I say … If there was a genocide of African farmers, I can bet these three men (gestures to delegate the screen) would not be there, including my Minister of Agriculture, he would not be with me.
Trump said he had “thousands of stories” documenting the genocide which, according to him, citing documentaries and reports as sources. “I could show you,” he said.
“Show me,” replied Ramaphosa.
Trump then demanded that a member of his staff “prepare the articles” and “extinct the lights” and an impromptu video began to play, presenting what Trump says is proof of “white genocide”.
The White House then published the video on its official X account. (Nothing presented in the video was proven or corroborated by any authority.)
Trump said the video included images of the graves of around 1,000 white farmers who were killed.
Ramaphosa, after examining the images, turned to Trump and asked, “Did he tell you where it was, Mr. President?
“I would like to know where it is, because that, I have never seen,” said Ramaphosa.
Trump did not respond.
Shortly after the end of the film, Trump closed questions about a Qatari jets his administration accepts as a giftIt will eventually replace Air Force One.
“What are you talking about?” he replied.
“Do you have to get out of here, what do these answers have to do with the Qatari jet?” He continued, calling for the transaction “a great thing”.
“You are a terrible journalist … You are not intelligent enough,” he added, accusing the journalist of NBC News of deliberately moving the conversation outside the course, then confirming that the Qatari authorities also promised an investment of $ 5.1 billions of dollars in the United States
“You are a shame, no more questions from you,” said Trump.
Ramaphosa left the White House around 3 p.m. after a visit of about three hours. When asked how the meeting went when he went up in a black SUV, Ramaphosa said: “Very well, thank you.”
He offered a similar answer when he was asked if he thought Trump had heard it.
“Yes, he did, and it went very well,” said Ramaphosa.
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– with files from the Associated Press
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