President Donald Trump spent most of his time at a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday as people spoke about rejection claims and conspiracy theories that white South African farmers were victims of genocide. Ramaphosa is not interested in indulging in Trump's fantasy about his country.
When a reporter asked Trump that he believed there was no white genocide in South Africa, Ramaphosa interjected that the shift would require Trump to actually “listen to South Africans, some of whom he is his good friends, such as those here.”
Ramaphosa added: "President Trump will take him to listen to their stories, from their perspective."
Last week, attendees at the Nampo Agricultural Fair in Free State (Free State) (South Africa’s largest agricultural fair) completely refuted their claim that they were victims of genocide. The allegations were also dismissed by South African courts, who prevented the transfer of funds to white supremacist groups that spread conspiracy theories. Still, Trump granted more than 50 South Africans refugees and banned the government from attending this year's G20 summit, which will be hosted by South Africa.
Claims that white South Africans, especially white farmers and Afrikaans, have been the target of post-apartheid South Africa’s system, genocide, anti-white violence for decades and are an extension of the global white genocide conspiracy theory. These claims are repeatedly controversial, with international and South African investigations finding that rural crimes against South African farmers have victimized black and white farmers and employees. Review based on data The New York Times, Between April 2020 and March 2024, South African police reported 225 farm murders. “Many victims (101) are current or former workers who live on the farm, mainly black,” the report reads. “Fifty-three victims are farmers who are usually white.”
At Wednesday's meeting, Trump seemed unmoved. "Die. Death. Death," Trump repeated as the printout flipped.
Ramaphosa suggested that Trump actually heard South Africans’ views, Trump’s lights dim the Oval Office and played footage of the South African Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) party, singing the controversial anti-apartheid song “Kill Boole.” The speech also included footage from social media lined with white crucifixion on a South African highway claiming to represent murdered white farmers.
"I want to know where this is because I've never seen it before," Ramaphosa said.
Trump replied without specifying a specific location: “It’s in South Africa.”
Ramaphosa also tried to explain that while EFF's songs were a controversy even within South Africa, he personally disagrees with the content, the party has constitutional protection and freedom of speech, preventing the government from closing it.
The president has never ignored news reports from the Oval Office, repeatedly complaining about the “fake news” media refusing to report alleged race-based killings, but criticizing him for accepting the Qatar government’s $400 million aircraft. The Pentagon confirmed Wednesday that it had accepted the plane.
“I wish I had a plane for you,” said one of the seemingly angry Ramaphosa.
"I hope you did. I'll accept it," Trump replied. “If your country provides aircraft to the U.S. Air Force, I’ll take it.”
The others in the room seemed confused by Trump's meticulous ambush and complaint meeting at the meeting. At one point, South African businessman Johann Rupert tried to explain to Trump lightly, although there were indeed too many deaths in South Africa. This is comprehensive. It's not just white farmers. And it is comprehensive. ”
Rupert continues to beg Trump to help provide American technology like South African billionaire and conventional conspiracy dealer Monger Elon Musk to help South Africa's law enforcement, which will help curb crime rates in rural areas.