South African President Cyril Ramaphosa travels to the White House on Wednesday in a dangerous mission to persuade a hostile Donald Trump to make agreements with your country instead of scolding and punishing it as it has done since the beginning of your second term.
When attacking the Agrarian Reform Law of South Africa aimed at repairing the injustices of apartheid and its judicial case of genocide against Israel, Trump canceled aid to the country, He expelled his ambassador and offered shelter to the Afrikáneres Blanca minority based on claims of racial discrimination that Pretoria says they are unfounded.
Trump and Ramaphosa are sitting in the oval office. Trump began by saying that Ramaphosa is a respected man in some circles, but considered controversial in others.
We will talk about many issues, including some who have read in the press and the media. I would say that, look, the president is a very respected man in many circles. And in some it is considered a bit controversial. But we are going to talk about some of the events that are happening in South Africa and we will see if we can help, and we want to do it.
Ramaphosa says they have geopolitical issues to discuss
“We would like to emphasize the relations between our two countries and address various issues: geopolitics, the work they are doing to achieve peace throughout the world, in Ukraine and in the Middle East. That is why we value it. And we are also a great taxpayer to the peace processes that are being carried out worldwide, “Ramaphosa said.
And, of course, we want to talk about how we can support each other. Its economy is much greater than ours. We are just a small economy, but we depend on each other in various aspects. We have crucial minerals that wish to boost the growth of their own economy and industrialization. So we offer them, including rare earth minerals.
Zelenski is a topic of conversation
“I called Zelenski and they told me that I was in South Africa. I asked him what the hell in South Africa,” Trump said laughing, referring to the president of Ukraine.
“He was talking to us,” Ramaphosa said.
“He is trying to achieve peace,” Ramaphosa added. “Therefore, we have also actively participated in this whole process. And we fully support the measures they are taking because we want to see the end of this war.”
Trump said he is looking for an “explanation” about South Africa’s White Immigrants
When asked about his decision to allow White South Africans to request the status of refugees in the United States, Trump said:
Many people are very worried about South Africa. And that is really the purpose of the meeting. We’ll see how it turns out.
“But we have many people who feel persecuted and come to the United States, and we welcome them from many places if we perceive that this persecution or genocide is taking place.
“We have had a huge number of people, especially since they saw this. They are generally white farmers fleeing from South Africa,” he said without providing evidence.
“It’s very sad to see him, but I hope we can give you an explanation, because I know you don’t want it,” he said with Ramaphosa.
Trump has previously accused South Africa of appropriating land of white farmers and feeding disproportionate violence against white landowners with “hate rhetoric and government actions.”
Pretoria argues that these statements are inaccurate and “do not recognize the deep and painful story of South Africa.”
Uncomfortable meeting between Trump and Ramaphosa for false accusations of genocide
Trump asked the White House staff to reproduce videos allegedly related to genocide in South Africa. Ramaphosa remained silent while reproducing the video before responding.
The video included Julius Malema, a South African politician leading the opposition group Economic Freedom Fighters.
South Africa has long sustained that there is no evidence of persecution of white people in the country.
“I would like to know where that is, I have never seen it,” Ramaphosa said after they showed him a long caravan along a road bordered by white crosses that Trump described as taxes to the “White farmers” killed.
Trump: “It’s in South Africa.”
Apartheid ended in 1994 after more than 40 years of white South African government.
