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SA analysts unpack Trump’s Oval Office ‘ambush’ over Malema video

Date: May 22, 2025

The South African (SA) political analysts are calling United States (US) President Donald Trump’s decision to screen Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema’s ‘Kill the Boer’ footage during bilateral talks an ‘orchestrated ambu

This follows a confrontation at the Oval Office, where Trump reiterated claims of ‘white genocide’ in SA.

This, as University of Johannesburg Professor Chris Landsberg praises SA President Cyril Ramaphosa’s restrained response to what he describes as a deliberately provocative Oval Office moment.

Professor Landsberg also adds that Ramaphosa’s response to the situation was very good and calm.

Meanwhile, colleague Professor Kwandiwe Kondlo says Trump’s didn’t pay attention to detail when he made allegations against SA, arguing that the SA delegation arrived underprepared for Trump’s allegations.

--SABC-- 

 

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