Trump has frozen aid to South Africa, accusing its authorities of racism towards whites

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to cut off any American financial aid to South Africa (South Africa). He explained his decision by the fact that racism allegedly flourishes in the country. According to the American president in South Africa discriminate against Afrikaners - white-skinned residents of the country, writes Washington with reference to the decree of the American leader.

The authorities of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) recently passed the Expropriation Act No. 13 of 2024 (the Act), authorising the South African government to seize agricultural property of ethnic minority Afrikaners without compensation. The Act is a continuation of numerous government actions designed to destroy equal employment, education and business opportunities, as well as hateful rhetoric and government actions that fuel disproportionate violence against racially disadvantaged landowners," said the executive order, which Trump signed.

The document says South Africa has a record of persistent human rights abuses that "pose threats to the national security of the United States, allies, the country's African partners, and are not in the country's best interests"

In addition, Trump believes that his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa "took an aggressive stance towards the United States and its allies." Specifically, Trump accused Ramaphosa of accusing Israel of genocide and of moving closer to Iran.

Washington Post points out that to stop aid to South Africa and accuse the country's authorities of racism, Trump decided after repeated statements of Ilon Musk about South Africa, who was born in this country. Thus, Musk stated that racism against the white population of the country flourishes in the Republic of South Africa.

Meanwhile, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacted to Trump's accusations and said that "the country's authorities have the right to confiscate land according to the constitution" and added that "it is not us who will be bullied".

Note that in the African country (according to a 2017 internal land audit), South Africans of European descent made up only 8 per cent of the population but owned three quarters of the country's land. Blacks, who make up 80 per cent of South Africa's total population, owned only 4 per cent of the land.