When President Trump welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House, he didn’t tiptoe around the issue that had been buried for years.
He brought it front and center: the brutal attacks against White Afrikaner farmers.
“A lot of people are very concerned with regard to South Africa,” Trump said.
He made clear this wasn’t just another diplomatic handshake.
“That’s really the purpose of the meeting. And we’ll see how that turns out.”
Trump pointed to the growing number of South African refugees already arriving in the U.S., saying:
“We have many people that feel they are being persecuted, and they are coming to the United States. We take from many locations if we feel there is persecution or genocide going on.”
Then, turning directly to Ramaphosa, he added:
“Generally, they are White farmers and they are fleeing South Africa, and it’s very sad to see, but I hope we can have an explanation of that because I know you don’t want that.”