Washington DC [US], May 22: During the visit by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House, US President Donald Trump publicly embarrassed his counterpart.
In a meeting in the Oval Office, Trump unexpectedly showed video footage to support his "genocide" accusations against South Africa.
The images showed graves at the side of a road, said the Republican. "It's a terrible sight. I've never seen anything like it." Experts dispute Trump's portrayal of an alleged genocide of white farmers in South Africa. In doing so, he is tapping into a conspiracy theory circulated in far-right circles about a so-called "white genocide." Ramaphosa responded regarding the alleged graves: "Have they told you where that is, Mr President? I'd like to know where that is because I've never seen this." Ramaphosa promised to look into it.
Trump also held up printed articles about alleged violence against white farmers and handed his counterpart a stack of papers.
Trump accuses South Africa, among other things, of committing "genocide" against white farmers.
Source: Qatar Tribune
