Trump confronts South African president with claims of white genocide

President Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa Wednesday with claims that the country’s black-majority government is carrying out a genocide of white farmers — ordering the Oval Office’s lights be dimmed to show an inflammatory video detailing purported evidence of crimes against humanity. The footage included left-wing populist leader Julius Malema calling for the murder of members of the country’s 4.5 million-strong white community, which comprises about 7.3% of the population — as well as a roadside memorial ostensibly for dozens of murdered white farmers. Trump also hammered Ramaphosa for a recently passed law allowing the South African government to confiscate allegedly unused land — as South Africa-born Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a key Trump adviser, looked on.