{"id":2437698,"date":"2025-05-21T22:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/his-best-takedown-yet-trump-orders-lights-dimmed-forces-s-african-president-to-watch-brutal-persecution-of-whites\/"},"modified":"2025-05-21T22:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T02:33:46","slug":"his-best-takedown-yet-trump-orders-lights-dimmed-forces-s-african-president-to-watch-brutal-persecution-of-whites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/his-best-takedown-yet-trump-orders-lights-dimmed-forces-s-african-president-to-watch-brutal-persecution-of-whites\/","title":{"rendered":"His Best Takedown Yet? Trump Orders Lights Dimmed, Forces S. African President to Watch Brutal Persecution of Whites"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhis-best-takedown-yet-trump-orders-lights-dimmed-forces-s-african-president-to-watch-brutal-persecution-of-whites%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2437698&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Teh article discusses a recent Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, focusing on the controversial topic of the treatment of white farmers in South Africa. During the meeting, Trump accused the South African government of allowing violence and discrimination against white farmers, referencing an executive order he had issued too offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-donald-trump-riles-south-african-politics\/\" title=\"&#039;Black Donald Trump&#039; Riles ...n Politics\">special refugee status<\/a> to Afrikaners. ramaphosa denied the existence of a genocide against farmers, leading to a tense exchange where Trump showcased a video highlighting instances of violence against white farmers in South Africa. The video included inflammatory rhetoric from South African political figures advocating for land confiscation and violence. While Ramaphosa acknowledged issues of crime in South Africa, he emphasized that violence affects people of all races. The article highlights the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >complex socio-political dynamics surrounding<\/a> the issue and Trump&#8217;s strategy of drawing attention to it on an international stage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump turned in another of his Oval Office must-see performances during a sit-down Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.<\/p>\n<p>When one thinks of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-is-shaking-up-football-culture-one-dance-move-at-a-time\/\" title=\"Trump Is Shaking Up Football Culture One Dance Move At A Time\">47th president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s most memorable Oval Office meetings, certainly his showdown with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer over border wall funding in 2018 comes to mind.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Nancy Pelosi says there is no question that Democrats have always been for securing the border.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Pelosi and Chuck Schumer arguing with Donald Trump about securing the border back in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Trump ended up shutting down the government because Pelosi and Schumer&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OIQz00LGzx\">pic.twitter.com\/OIQz00LGzx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1745452102175068382?\">January 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And who can forget the takedown of Ukrainian President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-blows-zelenskyy-harmful-move-amid-tense-peace-negotiations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Volodymyr Zelenskyy<\/a> when he tried to pressure Trump into giving a greater security guarantee?<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; 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Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallStreetMav\/status\/1895532592776298502?\">February 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But now comes Trump versus Ramaphosa over the treatment of white <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/rubio-dismantles-dem-senators-claim-skin-color-reason-south-africans-given-asylum-others-not\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">South African farmers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In February, Trump issued an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/addressing-egregious-actions-of-the-republic-of-south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive order<\/a>&nbsp;establishing a special refugee status for Afrikaners, who are victims of unjust racial discrimination, including threats of violence and land confiscation.<\/p>\n<p>During the Oval Office meeting, Ramaphosa denied that there is a genocide taking place in his country directed at white farmers.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&nbsp;responded, &ldquo;We have thousands of stories talking about it. And we have documentaries. We have news stories.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Turn the lights down and just put this on. It&rsquo;s right behind you,&rdquo; he said to Ramaphosa, as the room became quiet while the video played.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">WATCH: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?\">@POTUS<\/a> shows South African President Cyril Ramaphosa a video compilation of what&rsquo;s taking place against white farmers in South Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/80rQqiT2qi\">pic.twitter.com\/80rQqiT2qi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/1925235303263924549?\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>South African&nbsp;politician&nbsp;Julius Malema&nbsp;came on the screen, calling for the confiscation of land and the murder of Afrikaners. &ldquo;A revolution demands, at some point, there must be killing,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Shoot to kill, kill the Boer, the farmer,&rdquo; Malema chanted before a cheering crowd in a stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c5y4ylw3rq5o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> reported, &ldquo;Malema, the leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, is a fierce critic of what he sees as &lsquo;Western imperialism&rsquo;, and also advocates the nationalisation of white-owned land in South Africa.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A different black man also could be heard in the video compilation calling for land to be confiscated. &ldquo;If they object, they can seek [to be] a refugee in America,&rdquo; he said. Whites make up about <a href=\"https:\/\/southafrica-info.com\/people\/south-africa-population\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 percent&nbsp;<\/a>of South Africa&rsquo;s population.<\/p>\n<p>In January, South Africa <a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2025\/05\/trumps-south-africa-genocide-spin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">enacted<\/a> a law&nbsp;that allows the government to confiscate land without compensation in some cases or for &ldquo;just and equitable&rdquo; payment in others.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the killing of farmers, <a href=\"https:\/\/cdn.factcheck.org\/UploadedFiles\/ANALYSIS-FARM-MURDERS-2024-2025-copy-002.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> compiled by the Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa &mdash; a commercial farmers&rsquo; union made up mostly of Afrikaners &mdash; shows that there were 32 farm murders in 2024, down from 50 in 2023 and 43 in 2022. There have been a total of almost 2,300 farm murders since 1990.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.factcheck.org\/2025\/05\/trumps-south-africa-genocide-spin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Factcheck.org<\/a>&nbsp;noted that most, if not all, the farmers murdered were white.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also held up articles he said were from the last few days in South Africa reporting about the killings. &ldquo;Death, death, death, horrible death,&rdquo; the president said as he leafed through them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> shows the President of South Africa articles of white farmers being killed<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Death, death, death&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TFDitglXaO\">pic.twitter.com\/TFDitglXaO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargoMartin47\/status\/1925247573192798333?\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the meeting, South Africa&rsquo;s Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen, who is white, confirmed that white farmers are experiencing violence.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have a real safety problem in South Africa. I don&rsquo;t think anyone wants to candy-coat that,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>But he emphasized that the two individuals shown in the video are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eliminating-school-choice-waiting-list-of-55000-appears-imminent-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Eliminating school choice waiting list of 55,000 appears imminent ... Washington Examiner\">minority party leaders<\/a>, including Malema, and they do not represent the policy of the governing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ruling-south-african-party-furious-white-refugees-escape-us-wanted-impose-accountability-historic-privilege\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">African National Congress<\/a> Party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: During a White House visit, South Africa&rsquo;s Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen who is in the opposition party to President Ramaphosa has also joined forces to fix what&rsquo;s happening in that country and stop the radicals from hurting &ldquo;white and black&rdquo; farmers &#11015;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qmYceGlObN\">pic.twitter.com\/qmYceGlObN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Wayne DuPree (@TheDupreeReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheDupreeReport\/status\/1925245866798989783?\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Ramaphosa added that he denounces the rhetoric of those minority leaders shown in the video.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is criminality in our country,&rdquo; the South African president <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/1925241941513707991\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">conceded<\/a>. &ldquo;People who do get killed, unfortunately, through criminal activity, are not only white people, [the] majority of them are black people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump definitely displayed, once again, his ability to raise the profile of an issue and force the media to cover it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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When recalling the most notable Oval Office encounters of the 47th president, one can&#8217;t help but remember his intense discussion with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer regarding border wall funding in 2018. Recently, Pelosi stated that Democrats have consistently supported securing the border, referencing her past arguments with Trump on this issue. Additionally, Trump&#8217;s confrontation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over security guarantees is also unforgettable.<\/p>\n<p>Now, attention turns to Trump&#8217;s exchange with Ramaphosa concerning the treatment of white farmers in South Africa. In February, Trump signed an executive order granting special refugee status to Afrikaners facing racial discrimination and violence threats. During their meeting, Ramaphosa refuted claims of genocide against white farmers in his country. In response, Trump asserted that there are numerous stories and documentaries highlighting these issues and even played a video for Ramaphosa showcasing incidents against white farmers.<\/p>\n<p>The video included footage of South African politician Julius Malema advocating for land confiscation and violence against Afrikaners. Malema&#8217;s remarks reflect his criticism of perceived Western imperialism and support for nationalizing white-owned land in South Africa. The BBC noted that he leads a party focused on these issues.<\/p>\n<p>Despite recent legislation allowing land confiscation without compensation under certain conditions, statistics show a decline in farm murders over recent years; however, many victims have been white farmers according to reports from agricultural unions.<\/p>\n<p>During their discussion, South Africa&#8217;s Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen acknowledged the violence faced by white farmers but clarified that minority leaders like Malema do not represent the ruling party&#8217;s policies. 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