Fact-check on Trump's genocide claims
President Trump made several claims on Wednesday that White South African farmers are experiencing genocide. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro breaks down the facts.
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President Trump made several claims on Wednesday that White South African farmers are experiencing genocide. CBS News political reporter Aaron Navarro breaks down the facts.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked Thursday about the video President Trump played in his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
During his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, President Trump played a video alleging genocide against White South Africans. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
President Trump met with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday. Mr. Trump claimed repeatedly that White South African farmers are experiencing genocide, which Ramaphosa denied. CBS News' Debora Patta joins with more.
President Trump had a tense Oval Office exchange on Wednesday with the president of South Africa, an American ally. Mr. Trump falsely accused South Africa's president of allowing a genocide against White farmers. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said that he felt the meeting with President Trump went well despite claims repeated about genocide targeting White South African farmers. CBS News' Natalie Brand has more from the White House.
President Trump has singled out White Afrikaner farmers for U.S. refugee status, claiming they're persecuted in South Africa. But most people there say it's simply not true.
President Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, who pushed back on claims about White genocide in South Africa.
Differences between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa came to a head in a tense exchange in the Oval Office, as Mr. Trump confronted him over whether White genocide is taking place in South Africa. Mr. Trump has singled out White Afrikaner farmers for U.S. refugee status, claiming they're persecuted in South Africa. But many people there say it's simply not true. Weijia Jiang and Debora Patta have more.
President Trump held a tense meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa of South Africa at the White House Wednesday. Ramaphosa came to Washington hoping for a reset in the relationship with the U.S., but the meeting took a turn when Mr. Trump raised allegations that White farmers in South Africa were facing persecution and potential genocide. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi, BBC News' Pumza Fihlani and New York Times' Lynsey Chutel have the details.
President Trump is being accused of ambushing South Africa's president in the Oval Office Wednesday with claims of "White persecution." BBC News senior journalist Pumza Fihlani is in Johannesburg and has reaction.
The cordial conversation between President Trump and South Africa's president in the Oval Office on Wednesday quickly turned contentious after Mr. Trump pushed unsubstantiated claims of genocide against White South African farmers. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi digs into the claims.
President Trump held a contentious meeting Wednesday with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) had a tense back-and-forth Wednesday during Rubio's testimony before the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. See the moment.
President Trump took questions in the latter part of his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more.
Elon Musk is joining President Trump's meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, a White House official confirms. CBS News' Natalie Brand reports as the Trump administration faces questions about the Afrikaner refugee resettlement controversy that may have involved Musk's claims about genocide.
President Trump is meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday. The leaders are expected to discuss potential trade deals. This comes as the Trump administration handles backlash over the Afrikaner refugee resettlement. CBS News' Natalie Brand has the latest.
Police launched a manhunt for gunmen who killed eight customers at a tavern in Durban, South Africa.
The Trump administration greeted 59 White South Africans at Dulles International Airport following the group's expedited request for refugee status, claiming discrimination by the South African government. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane has more.
The first group of white South Africans granted refugee status by the Trump administration arrived in the U.S. on Monday. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
The top Democrat on the House Administration Committee has requested an investigation into the Trump administration's communications with Library of Congress employees after the sudden firing of chief Carla Hayden. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports.
The Trump administration has offered refugee status to dozens of Afrikaners from South Africa.
President Trump had issued an executive order directing officials to use the U.S. refugee program to resettle White South Africans.
The Trump administration is planning to soon receive the first group of White South Africans it says deserve a safe haven in the U.S.
Poachers in South Africa killed 103 rhinos killed between Jan. 1 and March 31, a South African official said Monday.