US EditionGolfing Legends Join South Africa’s President for Trump Meeting
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the White House on Wednesday with golfers Ernie Els, Retief Goosen, and businessman Johann Rupert to meet U.S. President Donald Trump.
- The meeting occurred amid strained U.S.-South Africa ties, with tensions fueled by Trump's claims of white genocide against Afrikaners and related refugee issues.
- Ramaphosa included Els, Goosen, and Rupert to help ease relations and counter false claims without proposing specific trade deals or policy changes.
- On May 17, Ramaphosa declared, "There's no genocide in South Africa," while Elon Musk criticized South African laws as "utterly wrong."
- South Africa aimed to reset bilateral ties and protect trade with its second-largest partner through the talks, which also covered Afrikaners' refugee classification and tariffs.
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Ernie Els and Retief Goosen dragged into Donald Trump's ambush of Cyril Ramaphosa
Former world number one golfer, Ernie Els, declared himself a “proud South African” as he was dragged into the ambush of his country’s leader Cyril Ramaphosa by US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Ramaphosa invited Els and another leading South African golfer, Retief Goosen, to accompany him to the White House meeting on Wednesday, where Trump claimed genocide is being committed against white people in South Africa. Keen golfer The Sou…
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Els and Goosen: Golfers dragged into Trump's ambush of S.Africa leader
Former world number one golfer, Ernie Els, declared himself a "proud South African" as he was dragged into the ambush of his country's leader Cyril Ramaphosa by US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office.
South African Golf Legend Ernie Els Stuns Trump with Impressive Message During Tense Oval Office Meeting
Former golfing world champion Ernie Els provided a level-headed assessment of the racial challenges facing his native South Africa during an Oval Office meeting Wednesday between President Donald Trump and […] The post South African Golf Legend Ernie Els Stuns Trump with Impressive Message During Tense Oval Office Meeting appeared first on The Western Journal.
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Ernie Els, Retief Goosen join South African president in White House meeting with Trump
Ernie Els and Retief Goosen spent the day before the Senior PGA Championship as guests of the South African president in a meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House.
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