Donald Trump shows Cyril Ramaphosa evidence of ‘white genocide’ in South Africa during explosive Oval Office meeting

President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a tense meeting on the White House on Wednesday, taking part in movies and presenting paperwork he claimed confirmed evidence of a so-called “white genocide” in South Africa.The unannounced show unfolded in the Oval Office, dimmed for impact as Trump ordered aides to play an almost five-minute video on screens that aren’t often current in the room.“We have thousands of stories talking about it. We have documentaries, we have news stories,” Trump mentioned, earlier than instructing aides: “Turn the lights on, and just put this on.”The video, posted shortly afterwards to the White House’s X account with the caption “Proof of Persecution in South Africa,” featured scenes of white South Africans mourning at gravesites and clips of Julius Malema, a South African opposition determine, singing inflammatory songs. Ramaphosa, visibly caught off guard, turned to somebody in his delegation and laughed. “Have they told you where that is?” he requested, earlier than telling Trump he’d by no means seen the footage.Trump replied, “It’s in South Africa.”Ramaphosa rejected Trump’s assertion, saying there is no such thing as a white genocide in his nation and reminding him that the victims of crime in South Africa are each black and white. “There is criminality in our country… people who get killed are not only white,” he mentioned, including that Malema doesn’t converse for the federal government.Trump additionally held up a stack of articles and pictures, claiming they depicted murdered white South Africans. When requested what he needed Ramaphosa to do, Trump merely mentioned, “We’re going to talk about it.”Ramaphosa, who arrived late for the meeting, instructed reporters he had come to “reset” US–South Africa relations. He introduced {golfing} legends Ernie Els and Retief Goosen to the meeting at Trump’s request and even gifted the president a 14-kilogram e-book showcasing South African golf programs. “I’ve started practising,” Ramaphosa joked, “so I’m ready.”Trump’s confrontation appeared deliberate, with ready supplies and aides able to cue movies. Elon Musk, a South African-born adviser to Trump, was in the room and briefly acknowledged by the president. “This is what Elon wanted,” Trump mentioned, although he later added that he didn’t need Musk immediately concerned in the talk.South African Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, additionally current, mentioned the federal government is dedicated to defending all farmers and curbing crime, and reiterated that almost all farmers don’t have any intention of fleeing the nation.