Trump accused South Africa's president of allowing white people to die during their White House meeting. The American leader showed videos and papers about farm attacks. South African President Ramaphosa came to fix relations between the two countries. Trump cancelled aid and kicked out diplomats before this meeting. The tense talk reminded people of when Trump fought with Ukraine's leader.
Trump played a video showing white crosses from a 2020 protest. He said the crosses marked the graves of murdered white farmers. The crosses actually represented past victims but were not real burial sites. Elon Musk watched the meeting from inside the room. Trump claimed thousands of white South Africans fled their country because of violence.
Ramaphosa fought back against these claims during the meeting. He pointed to three wealthy white South Africans who attended with him. Police records show 26,232 murders happened across South Africa last year. Farm communities saw 44 deaths, with only eight victims being farmers. Most murder victims are black people living in cities.
The South African leader stayed calm and praised Trump's office decorations. Business leader Johann Rupert supported Ramaphosa's position that crime affects all races. Ramaphosa denied that any genocide exists against white farmers. Both countries discussed trade deals after the heated exchange ended.
Trump played a video showing white crosses from a 2020 protest. He said the crosses marked the graves of murdered white farmers. The crosses actually represented past victims but were not real burial sites. Elon Musk watched the meeting from inside the room. Trump claimed thousands of white South Africans fled their country because of violence.
Ramaphosa fought back against these claims during the meeting. He pointed to three wealthy white South Africans who attended with him. Police records show 26,232 murders happened across South Africa last year. Farm communities saw 44 deaths, with only eight victims being farmers. Most murder victims are black people living in cities.
The South African leader stayed calm and praised Trump's office decorations. Business leader Johann Rupert supported Ramaphosa's position that crime affects all races. Ramaphosa denied that any genocide exists against white farmers. Both countries discussed trade deals after the heated exchange ended.
