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Malema's Chants, Crosses & Outdated Footage: What's Wrong With Trump's Showdown at White House?
Malema's Chants, Crosses & Outdated Footage: What's Wrong With Trump's Showdown at White House?
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In a tense Oval Office meeting Wednesday, President Trump confronted South Africa's Ramaphosa with videos allegedly showing ongoing "genocide" against white... 22.05.2025, Sputnik Africa
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In a tense Oval Office meeting Wednesday, President Trump confronted South Africa's Ramaphosa with videos allegedly showing ongoing "genocide" against white farmers.However, Trump misrepresented the "evidence" to create a rather grim image and support his allegations.Here's the breakup of the discrepancies:The video actually shows a September 5, 2020 protest near Normandien, South Africa, organized after two local farmers were reportedly murdered, according to local media.Another segment shows a red-bereted figure chanting "Kill the Boer, kill the farmer" while advocating land expropriation without compensation—appearing to claim official authority.The man is Julius Malema, founder of the radical Economic Freedom Fighters party. He was expelled from Ramaphosa's ANC in 2013 before forming the EFF.Furthermore, the man in the yellow shirt threatening "We're going to shoot them" is former South African President Jacob Zuma, now leading the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.Ramaphosa stressed that the speeches in Trump's video did not reflect his government policy. South Africa's DA agriculture minister added that multiple parties had worked to exclude extremists from power.Trump also presented a printed blog post (shown in photo) containing graphic images he claimed depicted South African atrocities.In reality, the photo originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—a fact quickly exposed by viewers.
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In a tense Oval Office meeting Wednesday, President Trump confronted South Africa's Ramaphosa with videos allegedly showing ongoing
"genocide" against white farmers.However, Trump misrepresented the "evidence" to create a rather grim image and support his allegations.
Here's the breakup of the discrepancies:
"These are the —these are burial sites right here," Trump said of the footage, which showed a line of crosses.
The video actually shows a September 5, 2020 protest near Normandien, South Africa, organized after two local farmers were reportedly murdered, according to local media.
Another segment shows a red-bereted figure chanting "Kill the Boer, kill the farmer" while advocating land expropriation without compensation—appearing to claim official authority.
The man is
Julius Malema, founder of the radical Economic Freedom Fighters party. He was expelled from Ramaphosa's ANC in 2013 before forming the EFF.
"There's nothing special about white farmers. There's nothing special about white people," Malema, who is known for controversial statements, said earlier this year. "I see value in all South Africans. [...] I have no problem with white people at all, I have a problem with them being treated special."
Furthermore, the man in the yellow shirt threatening "We're going to shoot them" is former South African President Jacob Zuma, now leading the opposition uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party.
Ramaphosa stressed that the speeches in Trump's video did not reflect his government policy. South Africa's DA agriculture minister added that multiple parties had worked to exclude extremists from power.
Trump also presented a printed blog post (shown in photo) containing graphic images he claimed depicted South African atrocities.
In reality, the photo originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo—a fact quickly exposed by viewers.
Referring to the "genocide" allegations at the meeting, Ramaphosa said, "There is criminality in our country. People who do get killed, unfortunately, through criminal activity are not only white people; the majority of them are Black people."
