US EditionTrump Shows Video Claiming 'White Genocide' to South African President in Oval Office Meeting
- On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump held a meeting with South Africa's Cyril Ramaphosa in the White House, where he raised concerns about allegations of a genocide targeting white farmers in South Africa.
- Trump made these assertions amid escalating violence in South Africa, referring to the recently enacted Expropriation Act and alleging that white farmers are the targets of attacks and killings.
- During the meeting, Trump played a video showing inflammatory political rally clips and an unverified burial site for 'thousands' of white farmers, while Ramaphosa denied the genocide claims and highlighted that most crime victims are Black.
- Government data showed 6,953 people murdered between October and December 2024, with 12 killed on farms, only one of whom was a farmer, and a judge described genocide claims as 'clearly imagined' and 'not real.'
- The dispute reflects deep political tensions involving land ownership, with 80% of farmland owned by white farmers and Afrikaners fearing forced land confiscation despite constitutional protections defended by Ramaphosa.
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