In the Oval Office, Trump showed videos and articles he said proved his claims.
President Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa engaged in a tense back-and-forth at the White House on Wednesday over Trump's false claims of "genocide" against white South African farmers.
In a rare scene in the Oval Office, Trump had the lights dimmed to play videos on a TV monitor he said supported his allegations. Ramaphosa appeared surprised at the ambush and at times said he hadn't seen what was being aired. The sourcing of the videos played remain unknown.
Trump also held up what he said were news articles about violent attacks against white Afrikaner farmers.
"I don't know, all of these are articles over the last few days, death of people, death, death, death, horrible death," Trump said.
Trump claimed White South Africans were "fleeing because of the violence and the racist laws."
"This is sort of the opposite of apartheid. What's happening now is never reported. Nobody knows about it," he added.
Ramaphosa pushed back, saying the clips of speeches Trump played "is not government policy." He and other members of the South African delegation said the speakers and their views were part of...
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