US President Donald Trump confronted his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, over widely discredited claims of a white genocide in South Africa, during an Oval Office meeting on Wednesday.

Mr Trump said that white farmers are “fleeing South Africa”, playing footage to the room showing people chanting “kill the Boer, kill the farmer”.

Responding, Mr Ramaphosa condemned the chants but pushed back against claims of white persecution.

  • floofloof@lemmy.ca
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    18 hours ago

    I suspect Trudeau winning the handshake-wrestle is one reason Trump wants to crush Canada now.

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      17 hours ago

      That and the way Melania looks adoring at Trudeau.