I’m certain this come immediately after a Musk rant about SA
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I’ve been hearing this racist conspiracy theory for at least a decade and have seen zero concrete evidence
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> US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation.
> The land issue in South Africa has long been divisive, with efforts to redress the inequality of white-rule drawing criticism from conservatives including Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, who was born in South Africa and is a powerful Trump adviser.
> South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last month signed a bill that stipulates the government may, in certain circumstances, offer “nil compensation” for property it decides to expropriate in the public interest.
> “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
> “I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” Trump wrote.
> Pretoria argues the bill does not allow the government to expropriate property arbitrarily and must first seek to reach agreement with the owner.
> However, some groups fear a situation similar to the Zimbabwe government’s seizure of white-owned commercial farms, often without compensation, after independence in 1980.
> Later, in a briefing with journalists, Trump said that South Africa’s “leadership is doing some terrible things, horrible things” without giving examples.
Trump is mad that Apartheid ended but is he racist? I dunno guys, we’re gonna need 10,000 more NY Times think pieces about why it’s not fair to assume that before we draw conclusions.
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Oh for fucks sake can he stop for five fucking minutes…
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WHAT “CERTAIN CLASSES OF PEOPLE” DONALD??? 🔫
I’m certain this come immediately after a Musk rant about SA
I’ve been hearing this racist conspiracy theory for at least a decade and have seen zero concrete evidence
> US President Donald Trump on Sunday asserted South Africa was “confiscating” land and “treating certain classes of people very badly” as he announced he was cutting off all future funding to the country pending an investigation.
> The land issue in South Africa has long been divisive, with efforts to redress the inequality of white-rule drawing criticism from conservatives including Elon Musk, the world’s wealthiest person, who was born in South Africa and is a powerful Trump adviser.
> South African President Cyril Ramaphosa last month signed a bill that stipulates the government may, in certain circumstances, offer “nil compensation” for property it decides to expropriate in the public interest.
> “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.
> “I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!” Trump wrote.
> Pretoria argues the bill does not allow the government to expropriate property arbitrarily and must first seek to reach agreement with the owner.
> However, some groups fear a situation similar to the Zimbabwe government’s seizure of white-owned commercial farms, often without compensation, after independence in 1980.
> Later, in a briefing with journalists, Trump said that South Africa’s “leadership is doing some terrible things, horrible things” without giving examples.
South Africa’s President responds:
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Trump is mad that Apartheid ended but is he racist? I dunno guys, we’re gonna need 10,000 more NY Times think pieces about why it’s not fair to assume that before we draw conclusions.