Donald Trump again accused South Africa of committing genocide on white farmers and presented a passage of films on the subject during a Wednesday gathering with president Cyril Ramaphosa at the Oval Office. South African leader claimed that his country was against taking land and killing African farmers.
During a tight gathering at the Oval Office, Donald Trump stated that he was accepting white Africans as refugees in the US due to the fact that in their country "Genocide" occurs".
"These people, in many cases, are killed. They're killed, and they happen to be white, and most of them are farmers, and this is simply a hard situation. I don't know how to explain it. How do you explain that they take people's land? And in many cases, these people are killed. And in many cases it's not a government that kills them, but then they take distant their land and nothing happens to them." - Trump said. He claimed that America was "recommended" Africans who wanted to flee the country, although only a fewer twelve had been accepted so far, and that the interest in emigration was to express about 8,000.
He besides displayed a four-minute movie showing South African extremist politicians, shouting slogans calling for the "killing of the Burks" and, as he claimed, graves of white farmers and their families killed.
Cyril Ramaphosa replied that the politicians featured in the films were representatives of the extremist opposition - Julius Malema and erstwhile president Jacob Zuma, and his government condemns their rhetoric, does not support the taking of land and claimed that killings are the work of criminals, and their victims are mostly black South African citizens.
President Trump brought in the video of South African people calling to genecide the white Afrikaners and made the president of South Africa sit there and watch it.
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A akin speech was expressed by South Africa's white agriculture minister and the leader of the traditionally opposition Democratic Alliance John Steenhuisen, who said he had joined the government of the African National legislature (ANC) It's to prevent radicals like Malema from taking power. At the same time, he admitted that the problem of farmers' safety exists and requires the strengthening of police measures.
South African golfers and businessmen, including billionaire Johann Rupert, have besides talked about African problems. Former South African authorities have besides accused president Trump's advisor Elon Musk of genocidewho, however, did not talk during the meeting, because, as Trump stated, it would not be fair to him.
Rampaphosa had previously announced that he would talk to Trump about the issue of a Starlink operating licence for the Musk network. So far this has not been possible due to regulations requiring abroad telecommunications operators to sale 30% of the shares of the local branch to "historically injured" shareholders.
Along with African problems, 2 leaders besides discussed Ukraine War November G20 summit in South Africa, during which South Africa will hand over its presidency to the United States. Trump said that without the US, the G20 was incorrect and added that Russia should not have been expelled from the G8 group, claiming that if this had not been done after Russia's annexation of Crimea, there would have been no Russian invasion in 2022.
Ramaphosa, in turn, praised Trump's peace efforts and said that during his gathering with president Volodymyr Zelenski, he spoke to him about counsel heard from Nelson Mandela. "I specifically reminded him that Nelson Mandela taught us that if you want peace in the country, sit down unconditionally and talk. And I'm certain that's what he'll do" - said the president of South Africa. Trump estimated that during his fresh conversation with Vladimir Putin he made "great progress".
The American president was besides asked by journalists about a case brought by South Africa at the global Court of Justice where South Africa accused Israel of the Palestinian genocide in Gaza. Trump, who seemed not to know what case it was about, said he would not request the authorities in Pretoria to drop the suit and just added that "he would see what the conviction would be."
During the meeting, Trump repeatedly insulted NBC station writer Peter Alexander, calling him "an ass" and "an idiot" for asking him a question about Qatar's gift to an aircraft that serves as Air Force One. The US president besides accused the media of covering up the problems of white farmers.
When Ramaphosa joked that he couldn't give Trump any plane, Trump replied that it was a pity, due to the fact that if he offered him, he would accept the offer.
Source: PAP
