Trump accuses South Africa of genocide against whites in a tense meeting with president

What happened to the White House this Wednesday? Meeting between Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa was entitled to videos and much embarrassment.

The lights went out at the White House this Wednesday, when South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was surprised by a set of videos chosen by the US President.

The images showed protests against, according to Donald Trump, white farmers living in the African country. In the videos groups of protesters sang a controversial music against apartheid, which mentions “kill farmers.”

“These are people who They are authorities And they are saying… kill the white farmers and take their land, ”said Trump, who before that had made a gesture to the president of South Africa to wait until the end of the videos to intervene.

Trump accused South Africa not to address the issue of the murder of white farmers. “People are running away from South Africa for their own safety“, Said the president, quoted by.“ His lands are being confiscated and, in many cases, are being killed. ” argued, suggesting genocide.

The US President continued with newspaper headlines his display: “Look at this headline-South African white couple says it was violently attacked.”

The South African President, after the exhibition, tried to explain: “What was seen, the speeches that were made, It is not government politics. We have a multiparty democracy in South Africa that allows people to express themselves, that political parties will add to various policies. ”

We are completely against it, ”was saying the head of state of South Africa. But the “Restoring” relationships Between the two countries that Ramaphosa said to want with the meeting was far from happening – the tense episode marked Wednesday afternoon at the White House.

“Nelson Mandela has taught us that whenever there are problems, people need to sit at the table and talk about them. And that’s exactly what we would like to do,” said the South African President. But Trump chose another way, ”he cornered the guest until silent in the oval room.