South Africans react after trump confronts Ramaphosa with baseless claims on white farmers
Trump used a White House meeting to forcefully confront Ramaphosa, accusing the country of failing to address Trump’s baseless claim of the systematic killing of white farmers.
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00:00South Africans expressed disappointment and concern on Wednesday following a tense meeting between U.S. president and South African presidents where Trump confronted Ramaphosa with unfounded allegation about systematic targeting of white farmers in South Africa.
00:14It didn't go as well as President Ramaphosa expected. Trump was pretty much prepared for him and he ran with that narrative of South Africa being a very violent society, perpetrating targeted killings against white farmers and, you know, his choice of what horrible things happening there.
00:37And therefore, the president and his team did not have a comeback as far as that perception is concerned. They didn't succeed in allaying that perception. I think they were caught off guard.
00:50On the streets of Johannesburg, the reaction was equally critical, where the question Ramaphosa's visit to U.S. given the current state of U.S.-South African relations.
00:59President Ramaphosa had aimed to use the meeting to correct misconceptions and repair diplomatic ties.
01:04I honestly don't understand why Ramaphosa's actually in the United States, when Trump has made it very clear how he feels about South Africa and his feelings on South Africa, especially with what happened recently regarding the Afrikaans who's leaving.
01:18I also think that it's being used as a lure by Elon Musk to kind of negotiate Starlink being used in South Africa. And I think that's very problematic.
01:27Political observers say future engagements between the two countries will require more strategic preparation and clear a message from South Africa.
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