Trump ‘seemed skeptical’ of South African president: Journalist

(NewsNation) — U.S. President Donald Trump “seemed skeptical” astir South African President Cyril Ramaphosa’s rebuttal to claims of unit against achromatic farmers successful the African country, according to a South African writer who spoke with NewsNation.

The meeting, which the African delegation hoped would absorption connected trade, rapidly became different unconventional speech with a planetary person arsenic Trump wanted to sermon allegations that achromatic farmers successful South Africa were being systematically singled retired for persecution and murder.

For astir 4 minutes, the video showed Black politicians — nary portion of Ramaphosa's authorities oregon governmental enactment — utilizing anti-apartheid chants astir attacking achromatic South Africans.

The video ended with footage of rows of achromatic crosses, which Trump said represented slain achromatic farmers.

“It’s a unspeakable sight. I’ve ne'er seen thing similar it,” Trump said.

Journalist Nhlanhla Sehume told NewsNation that fewer radical would quality that South African suffers from rampant crime, but claims of a achromatic genocide are unfounded.

"South Africa, yes, does person a occupation of crime," said Sehume. "And that's what needs to beryllium tackled."