US EditionCNN: How the White House orchestrated Trump’s Oval Office ambush of South African president
- On Wednesday, May 21, 2025, during a meeting at the White House, President Donald Trump unexpectedly dimmed the lights and played a video accusing South African white farmers of being persecuted, catching South African President Cyril Ramaphosa off guard.
- The ambush followed Trump’s months-long amplification of claims that white farmers face genocide and land seizures in South Africa, narratives unsupported by South African government policy and media investigations.
- The White House had recently granted refugee status to 59 white South Africans and fast-tracked Afrikaner refugee applications while pausing others, actions reflecting an administration focus on this issue amid broader criticism of South African land laws.
- President Ramaphosa firmly rejected the genocide allegations, emphasizing that South Africa’s multiparty democracy supports free expression and that the government’s stance is firmly opposed to the claims made.
- The event intensified diplomatic tensions and underscored ongoing disputes over narratives about South Africa, with Trump’s claims remaining widely discredited and the confrontation being seen as part of a pattern of political ambushes under his presidency.
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