South African President Challenges Trump on Veracity of Footage of White Genocide in Oval Office Confrontation
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday questioned footage of a supposed “White genocide” presented to him by President Donald Trump.
During the meeting between the two presidents in the Oval Office, Trump was asked what Ramaphosa could do to convince him there isn’t actually a genocide going on in his country. Ramaphosa interjected to explain that Trump would have to simply listen to South African officials to learn that the issues in his country falls well short of the term.
In response, Trump had his own officials lower the lights in the Oval Office to play a minutes-long video on a nearby TV. The video was a compilation of footage that Trump believed supported the claim that there was a genocide against White farmers going on.
During one specific clip involving a road, Trump explained that they were being shown the site of mass graves.
“Over a thousand of White farmers,” Trump said to the room, “and those cars are lined up to pay love on a Sunday morning. Each one of those white things you see is a cross, and there are approximately a thousand of them.”
As Trump continued narrating the footage, Ramaphosa suddenly asked, “Where is that?”
“Have they told you where that is, Mr. President?” he said to Trump.
Trump shook his head to say, “No.”
“I’d like to know where that is?” Ramaphosa continued, “because this I’ve never seen.”
Trump maintained that the footage was captured in South Africa, prompting Ramaphosa to say, “We need to find out.”
Claims of genocide stem from the conflict involving White farmers in the country. The White South Africans — known as Afrikaners — own roughly half of the country’s farmland while making up 7% of its population. This uneven distribution has created friction between the racial groups — and even instances of violence — but South African officials have repeatedly rejected the idea that the actions can be considered genocidal.
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