US President Donald Trump again accused the Republic of South Africa (South Africa) of making genocide on white farmers. During the meeting in the oval office with President Cyril Ramaphosa, he presented a fragment of the film to command it. Marcin Wrona's “Facts” correspondent of “Facts” reported by the tense atmosphere of conversations.
Leader South Africa He claimed that his government was against taking the land and killing African farmers.
During a tight meeting in the oval office, Trump said that he was taking white Africans as refugees in USA Because in their country there is “genocide”. – These people are killed in many cases. They are killed and it so happens that they are white, and most of them are farmers, and this is a difficult situation. I don't know how to explain it. How to explain that they take the land from people? And in many cases these people are killed – said Trump.
He stated that America is “flooded” with Africans who wanted to escape from the country, although only a few dozen were adopted so far, and interest in emigration was to express about 8,000.
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Trump displayed the film to the President of South Africa
He also displayed a 4-minute film showing South African radical politicians, shouting slogans calling for “killing beets”, and the graves of killing white farmers and their families.
Ramaphosa replied that the politicians presented in the films were representatives of the radical opposition – Julius Malema and the former president Jacob Zumaand his government condemns their rhetoric, does not support the reception of land and claimed that the murders are the work of criminals, and their victims are mostly black South African citizens.
In a similar tone, the White Minister of Agriculture of South Africa and the leader of the traditionally opposition democratic alliance John Steenhuisen, who said that he joined the government of the African National Congress (ANC) Ramaphos, just to prevent radicals such as Malema. At the same time, he admitted that the problem of farmer safety exists and requires strengthening police funds.
“Multimedia President of South Africa”
The busy conversation in the oval office was reported on TVN24 Bis TVN's “Facts” in Washington Marcin Wrona.
– What happened in the oval office surprised even those who remember the visit of Volodymyr Zelanski (from the end of February – ed.) And what some also considered a pledge of a kind of trap on Zelanski. Here it was a multimedia trap prepared for the president of South Africa – he concluded.
Talks, among others, about Africans
South African Golfers and businessmen, invited by Trump, also talked about the problems of Africans, including the billionaire Johann Rupert.
Earlier, the South African authorities were also accused by the adviser to President Trump, Elon Musk (comes from South Africa), who, however, did not speak during the meeting. Rampaphosa previously announced that he would talk to Trump about issuing a license on the operation of the network Starlink belonging to Musk. So far, this has not been possible due to the provisions requiring that foreign telecommunications operators would sell 30 percent of the local branch shares to “historically victims” to shareholders.
In addition to the problems of Africans, two leaders also talked about the war in Ukraine and the November G20 summit in South Africa, during which South Africa will transfer the leadership in the United States group. Trump said that without the USA G20 there is no reason to be and added that it should not be thrown out of the G8 group Russiaclaiming that if this was not done after the annexation of Crimea by Russia, there would be no Russian invasion in 2022.
Summoning Nelson Mandela
Ramaphosa, in turn, praised Trump's peacekeeping efforts and said that during his meeting with President Volodymyr Zielnski he told him about the advice heard from Nelson Mandela. “I mentioned to him specifically that Nelson Mandela taught us that if you want to have peace in the country, sit down unconditionally and talk.” And I'm sure it will do it – said the President of South Africa.
Trump estimated that during his recent conversation with Vladimir Putin He made “great progress”.
Nervously in the White House
The American president was also asked by journalists about the case brought by South Africa in the International Court of Justice, in which South Africa accused Israel of Palestinian genocide in Gaza. Trump, who seemed not to know what the case was about, he said that he would not demand from the authorities in Pretoria the abandonment of the claim and only added that “he would see what the judgment would be.”
During the meeting, Trump repeatedly offended NBC journalist Peter Alexander, calling him a “terrible journalist” and “fool” for asking him a question about a runny nose aircraftwhich is to serve as Air Force One. The US president also accused the media of covering up the problems of white farmers. When Ramaphosa joked that he could not give Trump any aircraft, Trump replied that it was a pity, because if he offered him, he would accept the offer.
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