Trump challenges the president of South Africa in the White House and makes unfounded accusations of white genocide.

Trump's unfounded accusations of "genocide" against white South African farmers sparked a heated back-and-forth between him and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday.

Trump dimmed the lights in the Oval Office to play videos on a TV display that he said validated his claims, an unusual sight. Ramaphosa occasionally claimed he had not seen what was being televised and was taken aback by the onslaught. It is uncertain where the videos that were played came from.

Trump also displayed what he claimed were news reports about white Afrikaner farmers being attacked violently.

Trump remarked, "I am not sure, all of these articles over the last several days, death of people, death, death, horrific death."

South African whites were "fleeing because of the violence and the racist laws," according to Trump.

In a way, this is the antithesis of apartheid. The current situation is never reported. "No one is aware of it," he continued.

Ramaphosa retorted that the footage of Trump's comments "is not government policy." According to him and other South African delegation members, the speakers' opinions belonged to radical fringe political parties.

"Criminal activity exists in our nation. "Unfortunately, the bulk of those killed by criminal behavior are Black people, not just white people," Ramaphosa stated.

It would require Trump "listening to the voices of South Africans" to alter his opinion, according to the South African leader. Claims of genocide have been strongly refuted by the South African authorities.

Ramaphosa remarked, "I can bet you that these three guys, including my minister of agriculture, would not be here if there was an Afrikaner farmer genocide." "I would not have him around. Thus, it will require him, President Trump, to hear their tales and understand their viewpoint.

Ramaphosa occasionally attempted to refocus the discussion on trade and economic investment, claiming that this was the "true reason for being here." Trump, however, kept bringing up the subject of how white South Africans are treated.

However, Trump said, "I do not know," when asked what he wants Ramaphosa and his government to accomplish.

Elon Musk, a South African who served as the president's top adviser in his second term and who has previously promoted unfounded allegations of "white genocide," was in the White House when Ramaphosa visited.

During the conversation between Ramaphosa and Trump, Musk was observed standing behind a couch and remained silent.

"South Africa is where Elon is from. Trump stated, "I do not want to involve him." "I only need to accomplish that. Get him involved in something else. However, Elon is a native of South Africa.

Trump chuckled and remarked, "This is what Elon wanted."

Following the expedited processing of their applications under Trump's executive order in February, "Addressing Egregious Actions of the Republic of South Africa," dozens of Afrikaner refugees landed in the United States last week.

A rule that permits the South African government to "seize ethnic minority Afrikaners' agricultural property without compensation" was passed, according to the ruling, in "shocking disrespect of its' citizen rights." The United States is instructed to "encourage the resettlement of Afrikaner refugees" and to refrain from offering aid or support to the country.

The government cites a South African statute that attempts to rectify land inequities brought about by apartheid. It says that if land is taken in the public interest, it can usually be done so with compensation, the amount of which must be decided by the owners or authorized by the court. According to experts, the law is akin to similar eminent domain laws around the world.

The White South Africans being resettled in the United States, according to Ramaphosa, "do not fulfill the description of a refugee"—someone who flees their country because they fear persecution on the basis of their race, religion, nationality, or political affiliation.

Trump has been under fire for giving preference to Afrikaners while attempting to limit immigration from other countries, such as Afghanistan, Venezuela, and Haiti.

In his testimony before a Senate panel on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio was challenged to defend the administration's stance.

"Those 49 individuals who arrived felt that they were being persecuted, and they crossed out all the necessary boxes," Rubio stated. "The president wanted to use it as an example and recognized it as a problem."

Democratic Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia stated that he thought the accusation of Afrikaner farmers being persecuted was "absolutely ridiculous" and pointed out that the United States had denied entry to Black South Africans during the apartheid era.

In response, Rubio said, "I believe that the United States has the right to let into this nation and prioritize the allowance of who they want to let come in."