WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump will host South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday to improve tensions between the two countries.

The United States recognized 59 South Africans as refugees this month after claiming it fled violence and discrimination. Trump and top adviser Elon Musk, born in South Africa, claimed that the Afrikaans are white descendants of Dutch and French settlers and are targets of "genocide". South African leaders have raised great doubts about these claims.

"We all know there are no black and white South Africans here," Ramaphosa said in a video clip on X last week.

Ramaphosa told reporters on Tuesday that his visit will focus on potential trade and investment agreements and aims to "consolidate the good relations between our two countries."

Trump accused South Africa of being "terrible" to farmers, saying in February that the United States would cut off aid to the country and accused a "society of truth" that South Africa "is very bad for people of certain classes."

The White House also criticized South Africa's 2024 expropriation bill, which in some cases allows the government to seize unused land without compensation, or when the public has a benefit to reallocation (similar to the process of famous American sphere law.)

Ramaphosa said in February that his government has not confiscated the land yet.

He said on X: "The recently adopted expropriation law is not a means of forfeiture, but a constitutionally mandatory legal process to ensure that the public access to the land in a fair and impartial manner under the guidance of the constitution."

Still, the White House claims the law is “shockingly disregarding civil rights” and claims the actions it follows “fosters disproportionate violence against racially unfavorable landowners.” The government used the law to prioritize refugee admissions and resettlement of South African Dutch, deeming white South Africans "victims of unjust racial discrimination."

Trump claimed that South Africa was experiencing “genocide”, adding: “They happen to be white, but whether white or black people, it has no effect on me.”

According to the Associated Press, there were 12 murders on the farm last year. One of the victims was a farmer and the rest were migrant workers, with no race certainty, according to the Associated Press. According to government data, white farmers own about three-quarters of private land in South Africa.

The Afrikaans were a minority of white descendants and French settlers of the Dutch who ruled the country during the apartheid regime, which ended in 1994. During the segregation, the Afrikaans imposed apartheid and confiscated land from black residents.

The United States admits that even if the Trump administration has shut down refugees from most other countries, including Afghanistan, Sudan and Myanmar, the United States admits.

X's statement to the South African government was released in February, "We look forward to the Trump administration's issues of our land reform policies and bilateral interests."

“We are sure that in these matters we will have a better common understanding of these issues,” the Post continued.

The United States and South Africa also challenged the Israel-Hamas war after South Africa accused Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. South Africa leads the case of the United Nations International Court of Justice.

The White House mentioned the genocide charges in Trump's February executive order, which centered on Africa refugees, saying: "South Africa has taken a positive stance against the United States and its allies."