Ramaphosa giggles at Trump 'ambush': 'I was bemused!'
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has laughed off reports that he was 'ambushed' by Donald Trump in the White House last week.
The country leaders met for tense bilateral talks, covering topics like 'white genocide', 'farm murders', and 'racist laws'.
This comes shortly after Ramaphosa defended the controversial struggle song Kill The Boer, which Economic Freedom Fighter leader Julius Malema has sung.
Speaking at an infrastructure conference in Cape Town on Tuesday, President Ramaphosa recounted his streamed meeting with Donald Trump a week ago.
Much like in the Oval Office, the 72-year-old was met with dimmed lights as he entered the venue.
Giggling, Ramaphosa told the audience: 'When I came in, I saw the room going a bit dark. They darkened the room. And for a moment I wondered, 'what is this! It's happening to me again!'
The president was referring to the shock moment Trump called for the lights to be turned off as television blared a video clip about 'white genocide' in South Africa.
Ramaphosa continued: 'I was beginning to get into a groove of, you know, interacting with this man. And I suddenly hear him say, 'Dim the lights.' I must say, a number of people have said, 'This was an ambush, this was an ambush.' And I was bemused, I was like, 'what's happening!''.
Later in the day, Cyril Ramaphosa appeared in the National Assembly, however his address was halted multiple times for various reasons by members of the EFF.
Responded to the interruptions, said: 'Honourable deputy speaker, I feel abused. I honestly feel abused,'
EFF spokesperson Sinawo Tambo retaliated, saying: 'You didn't feel like that when Trump was abusing you in the White House. Why didn't you feel abused in the White House? You are feeling abused by your own people.'
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