US EditionTrump’s Stance Against South Africa Is Not Just About White Farmers. It’s Also About Hamas and Iran
- President Donald Trump issued an executive order on February 7, 2025, sanctioning South Africa over its ties with Iran and support for Hamas while boycotting its G20 presidency held in Johannesburg.
- Trump's actions stem from allegations that South Africa supports Hamas, maintains military and nuclear ties with Iran, and is involved in the killing of white farmers amid accusations of anti-white racism.
- South Africa denies nuclear weapons agreements with Iran and rejects claims that farm attacks are racially motivated, attributing violence to broader crime problems, while some Afrikaner groups and U.S. Conservatives are said to supply Trump with false information.
- More than 50 Afrikaner refugees recently arrived in the U.S., and Trump’s administration suspended cooperation on G20 events after Secretary of State Marco Rubio boycotted the February meeting, criticizing its focus on diversity and climate issues.
- South African President Cyril Ramaphosa plans to meet Trump to reset relations, but experts warn the U.S. Rebuff likely undermines South Africa's G20 agenda amid heightened tensions over its foreign policy and pro-Palestinian stance.
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Trump's South Africa 'Genocide' Spin
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Asked by a reporter why he was welcoming white South Africans to the U.S. as refugees, President Donald Trump said there was “a genocide that’s taking place” against white farmers in the country. Experts say the president is misapplying that term. “Because they’re being killed and we don’t want to see people be killed,” Trump also said at the May 12 press conference. There is a real…
Trump’s SA blind spots threaten to whitewash realities, like gang violence
There are constant reports of often fatal gang shootings. And this is just in the Western Cape. The long-standing situation has been informally described before as a genocide – a word that now, for very different reasons, binds US President Donald Trump to South Africa.
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Trump's stance against South Africa is not just about white farmers. It's also about Hamas and Iran
U.S. President Donald Trump’s claim this week that there is an unreported “genocide” happening against white farmers in South Africa was his harshest accusation yet against a country he has moved to punish over a range of issues.
'As South Africans both black and white, there is no genocide here' - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed allegations that white Afrikaners are experiencing a genocide in South Africa. Speaking on the sidelines of the ANC Northern Cape’s PEC induction programme, Ramaphosa says no one has been persecuted in South Africa. President Ramaphosa did not mince his words, pushing back against disinformation that is being spread by those who are seeking refugee status in the United State of America. “As South Africans …
South Africa's "Genocide"? Trump Welcomes Afrikaner Farmers Amid Backlash
On May 12, 2025, a defining moment unfolded at Dulles International Airport as 59 Afrikaner refugees from South Africa arrived on U.S. soil, welcomed under a courageous and controversial executive order signed by President Donald J. Trump. This bold move, prioritizing white South Africans who claim persecution under race-based policies, sends a clear and powerful […] The post South Africa’s “Genocide”? Trump Welcomes Afrikaner Farmers Amid Backl…
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