President Donald Trump has suspended all US financial support for South Africa, citing concerns over land seizures, alleged violence against white farmers, and the country's massacre against Israel in the International Court of Justice. This week, Trump warned that he could skip the G20 summit in South Africa in November “unless the situation is taken care of.”
. @Potus in South Africa: “You're a genocide that people don't want to write about… White farmers are brutally killed, their land is confiscated… And newspapers, media, and television media won't talk about it.” pic.twitter.com/kq68lnejd5
– RapidResponse 47 (@rapidResponse 47) May 12, 2025
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, who spoke in Ivory Coast, has rejected allegations that some Africans have said they have left the country due to resistance to racial reform after apartheid. Trump's Secretary of State Marco Rubio has already boycotted the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting in protest.
DHS @depsec_edgar: It was great to say hello to these people from South Africa… these people have gone through a lot…
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A spokesperson for US Health and Human Services has confirmed coordination with the State Department, supporting South African immigrants' resettlement efforts, and hopes for more arrivals. Trump, supported by Elon Musk, claims that the media is ignoring the light letters of white South Africans.
