Trump Challenges Ramaphosa with 'Genocide' Video at White House Meeting

During a tense Oval Office meeting, former President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with a video montage featuring Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema chanting "Kill the Boer" and advocating radical land reform. Trump framed the issue as a "white genocide," showing footage he claimed depicted burial sites of murdered white farmers, though the site was later identified as a memorial for two specific farmers killed in 2020. Ramaphosa, caught off guard, rejected the allegations of systemic violence, emphasizing South Africa's constitutional protections and multi-party democracy, and pointing out that prominent Afrikaners, including government ministers, were part of his delegation. The encounter underscored deep divides over land reform, racial tensions, and U.S.-South Africa relations, with Trump highlighting reports of farm attacks and offering asylum to white farmers. Despite Trump's provocative approach, Ramaphosa sought to reset the strategic partnership, focusing on economic cooperation and dismissing the "white genocide" narrative as unfounded. The incident drew international attention as a dramatic and controversial confrontation over sensitive racial and political issues in South Africa.