'Trump exposed the truth about SA to the world’ - FF Plus

THE Freedom Front Plus says US President Donald Trump has exposed the truth about South Africa and the ANC to the world, following a tense meeting at the White House.

The party’s leader Dr. Corné Mulder said with the whole world watching, South Africa was exposed as a country plagued by violence, with a struggling economy, collapsing infrastructure and overall stagnation.

“It was painful to watch,” said Mulder.

“I warned a week ago that, in light of President Trump’s statements about South Africa and the recall of South Africa’s ambassador, rushing into a meeting between Ramaphosa and Trump would be premature.

“The meeting should have been preceded by talks between lower-level political officials to pave the way for a meaningful conversation. Apparently, President Ramaphosa did not think it was necessary.”

Mulder added that after the meeting “the entire world knows that South Africa is a country where calls to kill Afrikaners and farmers (“Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer”) are publicly and frequently chanted”. 

Ramaphosa was forced to fend off claims of white genocide in South Africa when his US counterpart ambushed him with videos and articles to prove his narrative that white farmers were being targeted for their land.

The unexpected stunt turned the usually staid diplomatic setting of the Oval Office into a stage for Trump's contention that white South Africans are being persecuted.

“The world knows that South Africa is a country where Afrikaners and other minorities are bullied, oppressed and marginalised by race-based legislation,” Mulder said.

He added that Ramaphosa has remained silent on this matter and does not confront or contradict EFF leader Julius Malema whose remarks were played in the video.

“President Ramaphosa’s attempt to reach out and strengthen economic ties with the United States should be welcomed. It is essential to obtain investments and capital injections to save the South African economy from further stagnation.

“It is clear, though, that those investments and capital injections will not materialise as long as President Ramaphosa and the ANC cling to trite, failed and race-based economic policies, such as Black Economic Empowerment (BEE), Affirmative Action (AA) and the expropriation of property without compensation.

“The Freedom Front Plus will continue to promote and protect the interests of Afrikaners and other minorities in South Africa and abroad," Mulder said.

Cape Times