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In a now-familiar Oval Office set piece, Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with false claims of genocide against white Afrikaners, played him a propaganda video, and held up a photo of violence from anothercountry. All while America’s most notorious South African migrant, Elon Musk, was standing by in person. “Trump Casts Himself as a Protector of Persecuted White People” was an apt headline for the day and the historic moment:

Trump is now giving the South African president the full Zelenskyy treatment

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) May 21, 2025 at 1:53 PM