President Trump is not your standard politician; he distinguishes himself by not being a typical politician and by addressing sensitive issues directly, such as the treatment of Boers in South Africa. During a recent Oval Office meeting with South African leader Cyril Ramaphosa, President Trump didn’t shy away from confronting uncomfortable topics – a departure from traditional political discourse.
The American government has granted refugee status to a small number of Boer farmers from South Africa who were facing land expropriation and violence in their home country. These families, who have deep roots in South Africa and play a pivotal role in food production, were at risk of losing their livelihood and lives.
President Trump surprised President Ramaphosa during their meeting by presenting a video showing disturbing scenes from political rallies in South Africa, where chants of “Kill the Boer” could be heard. Townhall has shared this impactful video on their X platform, shedding light on the challenges faced by Boer farmers in South Africa.
🚨WOW: President Trump plays a video for South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of South African officials calling for the killing of white farmers and the theft of their land, bolstering claims of a genocide in his country. pic.twitter.com/MyDqeZoDTr
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President Trump laid out the ground for this video:
We have thousands of stories, talking about it, we have documentaries, we have news stories, and that… Is Natalie here? Is somebody here to turn that? I could show you a couple of things, and I would just… It has to be responded to. Let me see the articles please, if you would, and… excuse me, turn the lights down, turn the lights down and just put this on. It’s right behind you.Â
What followed, by all means, watch the entire thing, was several minutes of shouters calling for confiscation of the land of white farmers, shouts of “Kill the Boer,” and one agitator bellowing, “In revolution, at some point there must be killing.”
These were followed by a long line of graves, the graves of Boer farmers who had been murdered. Powerful stuff.
President Ramaphosa watched, his expression stunned, like a high schooler in detention; he was clearly uncomfortable. Later, he objected, claiming that this wasn’t the policy of his government:
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa tries refuting evidence that white farmers are being targeted and killed in his country: “That is not government policy.”
Trump isn’t buying it. pic.twitter.com/IPxEd6riw5
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The South African president said in part:
What you saw, the speeches being made, one, that is not government policy. We have a multi-party democracy in South Africa that allows people to express themselves, political parties to adhere to various policies, and in many cases, in some cases those policies do not go along with government policy.
I’m sure President Ramaphosa would like to have us think that, but there are too many dead Boers to excuse the government from any culpability in this. And the statement about allowing people to express themselves is pure corral litter. The United States has greater protections for freedom of expression than any nation in the world, and any political rally shouters here in the U.S. who called for what these agitators in South Africa are calling for would be jailed. This isn’t freedom of expression, this isn’t freedom of speech, this is an incitement to murder, an incitement to terrorism.
