President Trump Welcomes South African President to White House

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President Donald Trump hammered South African President Cyril Ramaphosa repeatedly over unfounded claims the country persecutes white farmers during a bilateral White House meeting on Wednesday. “Death, death, death, horrible death,” Trump said, while pointing to printouts of alleged news stories documenting attacks on white farmers. “White South Africans are fleeing because of the violence and racist laws.” The chaotic meeting comes as Trump has targeted South Africa in recent months, cutting aid to the country completely this past February while citing its alleged discriminatory policies and its stance toward Israel as part of the rationale for doing so. The gathering is poised to have high stakes as Ramaphosa seeks to smooth over Trump’s concerns about racial discrimination and to establish a trade deal that’s beneficial for South Africa, which ranks the U.S. as its second-largest trading partner. Already, the loss of U.S. aid has led to a $430 million shortfall in the country’s budget, and potential cuts to HIV treatments South Africa is able to offer. The exchange over news reports marked one of many in which Trump cited different pieces of media, from video to images, that he said backed up his allegations of racial animus toward white farmers. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtsXo-byBtzhxPIdokIXHpw/join