{"id":2438034,"date":"2025-05-22T14:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T18:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/party-of-south-african-featured-in-oval-office-meeting-denounces-trump\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T15:01:21","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T19:01:21","slug":"party-of-south-african-featured-in-oval-office-meeting-denounces-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/party-of-south-african-featured-in-oval-office-meeting-denounces-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"Party of South African featured in Oval Office meeting denounces Trump"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fparty-of-south-african-featured-in-oval-office-meeting-denounces-trump%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=2438034&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>The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">political party<\/a> in South Africa, has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/muslim-brotherhood-praises-dems-for-abandoning-israel-in-time-of-war\/\" title=\"Muslim Brotherhood Praises Dems for Abandoning Israel in Time of War\">publicly defended<\/a> its leader, Julius Malema, in response to criticism from former U.S.President Donald Trump.Trump condemned Malema for singing the controversial song &#8220;Kill the Boer,&#8221; which has lyrics perceived as calling for violence against white South Africans, during a meeting in the Oval Office with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. EFF officials expressed pride in Malema&#8217;s actions and viewed Trump&#8217;s criticisms as a presentation of &#8220;imperialism.&#8221; They stated that Malema is a revolutionary figure, emphasizing their right to demand land expropriation without compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Malema himself denied claims of a genocide against white farmers in South Africa,asserting that no credible evidence supports such allegations. he criticized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cbs-airs-puff-piece-on-radical-left-wing-district-attorney-of-crime-ravaged-san-francisco\/\" title=\"CBS Airs Puff Piece on Radical Left-Wing District Attorney of Crime-Ravaged San Francisco\">narrative surrounding<\/a> his party&#8217;s actions and defended the song as part of African heritage, which has <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >previously received legal backing<\/a> in South Africa&#8217;s courts.The EFF&#8217;s stance highlights the deeply contentious racial dynamics and past context surrounding these issues within South Africa.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Party of inflammatory South African politician featured in Oval Office meeting denounces Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;illiterate rants&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2127984\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/south-africa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"South Africa's\">South Africa&rsquo;s<\/a> Economic Freedom Fighters party defended its inflammatory leader against President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump's\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> criticisms over calls for violence against white people, taking it as a sign of pride.<\/p>\n<p>Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3418454\/trump-south-africa-president-clash-video-white-farmer-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"played a video\">played a video<\/a> of communist EFF leader Julius Malema singing the controversial song &ldquo;Kill the Boer&rdquo; during an Oval Office meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. Trump repeatedly expressed his disgust with Malema&rsquo;s singing and statements, asking why he had not been arrested.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3419607\/uk-signs-agreement-hand-sovereignty-chagos-islands-mauritius\/\">UK signs agreement to hand sovereignty of disputed Chagos Islands to Mauritius<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3419453\/kim-jong-un-furious-failed-launch-north-korean-warship\/\">Kim Jong Un furious over failed launch of North Korean warship, alleges &#8216;criminal act&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3418591\/romania-right-wing-election-annulled-foreign-influence-george-simion\/\">Romanian right wing demands election be annulled, citing &#8216;irrefutable evidence&#8217; of foreign influence<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The EFF <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polity.org.za\/article\/eff-hits-back-at-trumps-illiterate-rants-defends-right-to-sing-liberation-song-2025-05-22\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"expressed pride\">expressed pride<\/a> in Trump&rsquo;s denouncements, claiming that Malema had &ldquo;shaken the corridors of imperialism in Washington.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our Commander in Chief can be considered in the lines of great revolutionaries, as Donald Trump in his illiterate rants has called for his arrest for daring to call for land expropriation without compensation,&rdquo; a statement from the party reads. &ldquo;As a result, the EFF is concerned by this call that something must be done to stop the EFF president from chanting a liberation heritage song.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema, center, sings and dances with party members after addressing supporters during an election rally on Sunday, May 5, 2019, at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, South Africa. (AP Photo\/Themba Hadebe)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The party criticized Ramaphosa&rsquo;s trip to Washington altogether, calling it an &ldquo;interaction dominated by white privileged men, who have amassed wealth at the expense of African people, who spent a majority of the time expressing their hatred of the EFF and Malema.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Malema himself chimed in through a post on X, denying Trump&rsquo;s claims that a genocide against white farmers was taking place in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A group of older men meet in Washington to gossip about me,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;No significant amount of intelligence evidence has been produced about white genocide. We will not agree to compromise our political principles on land expropriation without compensation for political expediency.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A group of older men meet in Washington to gossip about me. No significant amount of intelligence evidence has been produced about white genocide. We will not agree to compromise our political principles on land expropriation without compensation for political expediency.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julius_S_Malema\/status\/1925243103847285095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The EFF also defended Malema&rsquo;s singing of the &ldquo;Kill the Boer&rdquo; song, the uncomplicated lyrics of which consist almost entirely of repeated stanzas urging the killing of white South Africans and white farmers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump playing video footage of South Africa&rsquo;s black party singing &ldquo;kill the Boer (Whites), kill the White farmer&#8221; in front of the South African president in the Oval Office. <\/p>\n<p>South African president is very uncomfortable. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gTe0MqV2Q8\">pic.twitter.com\/gTe0MqV2Q8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charliespiering\/status\/1925231229856547083?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 21, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This liberation chant was considered as part of African heritage by the Equality Court, which also said the song could not be interpreted literally,&rdquo; the EFF said. &ldquo;The Supreme Court of Appeal and the Constitutional Court of South&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polity.org.za\/topic\/africa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Africa<\/a>&nbsp;then ratified this decision.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Kill the Boer&rdquo; was first sung in the final decade of apartheid South Africa, when the country was rapidly descending into a racial civil war, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymaverick.co.za\/article\/2010-03-29-kill-the-boer-a-brief-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Daily Maverick<\/em>. Its usage declined with the peaceful fall of apartheid.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3418454\/trump-south-africa-president-clash-video-white-farmer-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP SHOWS VIDEO IN OVAL OFFICE TO SOUTH AFRICA&rsquo;S PRESIDENT OF WHITE &lsquo;BURIAL SITES&rsquo;\">TRUMP SHOWS VIDEO IN OVAL OFFICE TO SOUTH AFRICA&rsquo;S PRESIDENT OF WHITE &lsquo;BURIAL SITES&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 2010, Malema, then the African National Congress Youth League leader, began singing the song at rallies, at a time when violence against white farmers was reaching historic highs. Afrikaner lobby group Afriforum urged the ANC to cease use of the slogan, bringing them a petition along with a list of 1,600 white victims of recent farm attacks. The ANCYL responded by taking the list and trampling on it.<\/p>\n<p>A hate speech case in 2010 went to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-viral-x-image-does-not-show-israeli-settlers-trying-to-tear-palestinian-child-apart\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Viral X Image Does Not Show Israeli Settlers Trying To Tear Palestinian Child Apart\">country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s high court, where the song was banned. The ban was overturned in 2022. The singing of the song is still highly controversial in South Africa today and viewed as inflammatory toward white South Africans.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2127984\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2127984\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Africa&#8217;s EFF party defends leader Malema against Trump&#8217;s criticisms, calling his remarks &#8216;illiterate rants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2438037,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Julius-Malema.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[32402,35056,47653,45252,3634],"class_list":["post-2438034","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-international-relations","tag-oval-office","tag-political-meeting","tag-south-africa","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Julius-Malema.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2438034"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2438039,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2438034\/revisions\/2438039"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2438037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2438034"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2438034"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2438034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}