The US president claimed recent measures by his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, enabled the government to confiscate land unfairly and accused it of treating 'certain classes of people VERY BADLY' https://t.co/nDaUW2envl pic.twitter.com/z95bzeHWIf
— Financial Times (@FT) February 3, 2025
“South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that “certain classes of people” in South Africa were being treated “very badly” and that he would cut off funding for the country until the matter is investigated.
U.S. President Donald Trump on cutting aid to South Africa: "It's only South Africa, terrible things are happening in South Africa, the leadership is doing some terrible things, horrible things… so that's under investigation right now, we're making determinations and until such… pic.twitter.com/CcLXXw6DDG
— Ofentse Donald Davhie (@donalddavhie) February 3, 2025
“South Africa is confiscating land and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” Trump said in a Truth Social post.
“The United States won’t stand for it. We will act. Also, I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” he said.
It is unclear what led to Trump’s post.
The South African embassy in Washington DC did not respond to a request for comment outside of regular business hours.
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