Trump Shows Clip to Ramaphosa, Clashes with Reporter
Well, for those who were anticipating a Vance-Zelensky shitshow redux at today's meeting between US President Trump and South African President Ramaphosa… they were not disappointed.
As the topic of white genocide cam up, Ramaphosa was quick to dispel the 'conspiracy'; but Trump very quickly told his aides to 'roll the tape' at which videos of black leaders in South Africa calling for the murder of whites (Boers) along with video of burial sites for whites killed in South Africa.
Crushing. This is not only painful for the South African President but also for our mainstream media that desperately wants to cover up black-on-white violence in South Africa pic.twitter.com/e5NGJXmOb3 — Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) May 21, 2025
As the chants of 'kill the Boer' rang around The Oval Office, Ramaphosa grew very uncomfortable:
Donald Trump playing video footage of South Africa's black party singing 'kill the Boer (Whites), kill the White farmer" in front of the South African president in the Oval Office. South African president is very uncomfortable. pic.twitter.com/gTe0MqV2Q8 — Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) May 21, 2025
Ramaphosa, thoughtfully and quietly responded claiming that 'this is not government policy,' adding that 'our democracy allows for free expression' and reaffirmed that 'our government is completely against' what President Trump was describing. Trump responded:
'You have hundreds of people, thousands of people trying to come into our country because they feel they're going to be killed and their land is going to be confiscated, and you do have laws that were passed that give you the right to confiscate land.'
As the clip (of burial sites and 100,000 people chanting for death to whites) ended and Trump turned to the reporter pool, NBC News reporter Peter Alexander shouted a question about the Qatari jet being offered to the US DoD, at which Trump exploded…
NBC: 'The Pentagon announced it would be accepting a Qatari jet to be used…'
TRUMP: 'WHAT are you talking about? You know, you ought to GET OUT of here! What does this have to do with the Qatari jet?'
'We're talking about a lot of other things. It's NBC trying to GET OFF the subject of what you just saw [white genoc*de].'
'For you to go into a [different] subject […] Go back. You ought to go back to your studio at NBC because Brian Roberts and the people that run that place, they ought to be investigated. They are so terrible, the way you run that network. And you're a DISGRACE. No more questions from you.'
WATCH: President Trump unloaded on NBC News correspondent Peter Alexander after a question about a Qatari jet that is expected to be given to the U.S. to be used as a new Air Force One. pic.twitter.com/Z2mSSLa8wC — The Hill (@thehill) May 21, 2025
Ramaphosa (who handled the confrontation far better than Zelensky) diplomatically suggested to Trump that they take this discussion private, away from the media (by which point Trump had made his point and the world was now aware of Julius Malema's death chants and all talk of conspiracy was immediately dismissed). Apart from at CNN…
A South African journalist appeared on CNN today, saying South African political leaders calling for the killing of white Afrikaners would 'potentially appear to be more literal' for people lacking 'historical context'. pic.twitter.com/89PggaIxKo — DeVory Darkins (@devorydarkins) May 21, 2025
'Context', always context. Context this!!!!
🚨 JUST SHOWN IN THE OVAL OFFICE: Proof of Persecution in South Africa. pic.twitter.com/rER1l8sqAU — The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 21, 2025
Also read: 'It Went Very Well' – Trump Sees Imminent 'End To The War' After Two-Hour-Call With Putin
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