Trump plays video of South African politicians calling for the murder of white citizens
President Donald Trump raised eyebrows earlier this year when he allowed members of South Africa's Afrikaner minority to apply for refugee status.
While critics slammed the president's decision, Trump recently produced a tape that showed white South Africans being threatened with genocide.
South African politician told followers to "kill the Boer" and "kill the farmers"
According to Breitbart, Trump played the video footage at the White House during a meeting on Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
It contained a series of clips, including several featuring South African politician Julius Malema, who heads a radical political party known as the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
🚨 JUST SHOWN IN THE OVAL OFFICE: Proof of Persecution in South Africa. pic.twitter.com/rER1l8sqAU
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In one instance, Malema could be seen leading a stadium full of supporters in chants of "kill the Boer" and "kill the farmers."
"Boer" is a slang term that refers to Afrikaners, a group of people who are largely descended from Dutch and other European settlers.
Report: Average of one South African farm murder per week took place in 2023
What's more, Trump also presented Ramaphosa with a stack of news stories which detailed horrific attacks on farmers as well as their family members.
The Daily Mail reported in late 2023 that the year had seen an average of one farm murder per week in South Africa, with one victim being 79-year-old Theo Bekker.
The elderly farmer's wife described watching her husband's head being smashed in with a steel bar before his throat was cut. She was able to survive the ordeal despite having a plastic bag placed over her head.
The Daily Mail pointed out how Bekker's killing came just 24 hours before Malema encouraged an estimated 90,000 rally-goers to murder white citizens.
White House provides list of news stories highlighting South African farm murders
For its part, the White House put out a statement following Trump's meeting with Ramaphosa which was titled, "President Trump is Right About What’s Happening in South Africa."
"Today, President Donald J. Trump showed the world the shocking treatment of white farmers in South Africa — including with a video montage that highlighted the discrimination and violence targeted at the innocent minority victims," it read.
The statement included links to a series of news stories that documented murders of white farmers along with a proposed South African law aimed at seizing their land.