BREAKING: Trump confronts South African President Ramaphosa in Oval Office over 'white genocide' in South Africa

President Donald Trump hosted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office on Wednesday, during which Trump confronted the South African leader about the violent persecution being faced by white residents of the country. This comes as the US has accepted Afrikaner refugees.

While fielding questions from reporters, one asked Trump, "What does it take from you for you to be convinced that there's no white genocide in South Africa?" 

Ramaphosa replied, "Well, I can answer that for the president… It will take President Trump listening to the voices of South Africans, some of whom are his good friends, like those who are here when we have talks between us."

"I’m not going to be repeating what I’ve been saying. I would say, if there was Afrikaner farmer genocide, I can bet you these three gentlemen would not be here, including my minister of agriculture. He would not be with me," Ramaphosa continued."

Trump interjected, "we have thousands of stories talking about it. We have documentaries, we have news stories." Trump then directed for the lights to be turned down in the room, and for Ramaphosa to direct his attention to video that was played behind him.

Included in the video clips played were officials saying that "killing is part of a revolution," that they can take land without permission and without compensation, and chants of "kill the Boer."

Additional footage played, with Trump explaining that these were burial sites of "over 1,000 white farmers" in South Africa. "It’s a terrible sight. I’ve never seen anything like it."

"Have they told you where that is, Mr. President?" Ramaphosa asked. "I’d like to know where that is, because this I’ve never seen."

Trump also flipped through a large stack of printed articles, saying, "these are articles over the last few days, death of people, death, death, death, horrible death, death." He noted articles about white South Africans fleeing their home country due to violence, a white South African couple that was violently attacked, and burial sites all over the country. 

"When you look at the videos, I mean, how does it get worse? And these are people that are officials, and they’re saying that, 'kill the white farmer and take their land.' And I have other friends in South Africa, people that left, one in particular that says you can’t go there. He said they will want to take your land. They take your land and they kill you," Trump said. 

In response, Ramaphosa said that the speeches seen in the clips "is not government policy," and that in South Africa’s multi-party democracy, people are allowed to "express themselves" and political parties can "adhere to various policies." 

"And in many cases, or in some cases, those policies do not go along with government policy. Our government policy is completely, completely, against what he was saying, even in parliament. And they’re a small minority party, which is allowed to exist in terms of our constitution." 

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