During a tense meeting in the White House, President Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa about allegations of violence against white Afrikaners, presenting video footage to bolster his claims. Ramaphosa expressed disbelief regarding some images and emphasized that violent crime in South Africa affects individuals across racial lines. Despite the heated exchange, Ramaphosa attempted to pivot the discussion towards economic cooperation and expressed gratitude for U.S. assistance during the pandemic. This incident reflects ongoing diplomatic strains between the U.S. and South Africa.
When Trump identified images of crosses along a road as the marked graves of murdered white farmers, Ramaphosa said he hadn't seen that before and would find out where it was filmed.
There is criminality in our country. People who do get killed unfortunately through criminal activity are not only white people, Ramaphosa told Trump.
Ramaphosa repeatedly tried to steer the conversation to safer ground.
He thanked Trump for agreeing to send South Africa respirators during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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