Trump, South Africa
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Trump showed a screenshot of a Reuters video from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He falsely presented it mass killings of white South Africans.
During a meeting on Wednesday, Trump had an aide present a video to the South African president that alleges "white genocide."
Trump made several false statements and misrepresented some facts during a contentious Oval Office meeting on Wednesday with President Cyril Ramaphosa.
This comes amid media reports that President Cyril Ramaphosa’s high-powered delegation was offering a workaround to South Africa’s Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) laws to enable Starlink’s entry into the local market.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has arrived in Washington DC for a high-level Working Visit aimed at resetting and revitalising bilateral relations between South Africa and the United States.