Trump to meet with South African president amid tensions over aid, Afrikaners, Israel: Live updates

Trump repeated disputed claim that white farmers suffering ‘genocide’ in South Africa just 10 days ago
As recently as May 12, Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. media were refusing to write about a supposed “genocide” taking place in South Africa, given that the alleged victims were white.
He made the comments in the Oval Office during a brief media availability centered around the signing of an executive order aimed at establishing price controls for prescription drugs. The president’s remarks came as the first flight of white South African “refugees” was set to imminently disembark at Dulles airport.
Oliver O’Connell21 May 2025 14:53
Good morning
Welcome to our rolling coverage of today’s meeting between President Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa, president of South Africa.
Trump is set to greet his South African counterpart outside the White House at 11:30 a.m. ET this morning before a bilateral lunch in the Cabinet room.
That will be followed by a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office at 12:45 p.m.
Joining the South African delegation will be luxury goods tycoon Johann Rupert and champion golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen.
Vice President JD Vance and South African-born Elon Musk, a harsh critic of Ramaphosa will accompany Trump.
Oliver O’Connell21 May 2025 14:43