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South African Leaders Reject Trump’s Claims of Violence

11/12/2025

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A group of over 40 prominent white South Africans issued a letter in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that they are being slaughtered and their land confiscated.
They reject this narrative as a misrepresentation of their history and a simplification of complex social issues.
The letter criticizes the Trump administration’s refugee-status prioritization of white South Africans and notes that in 2023 farmer attacks were under 150.

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Story summary

A group of over 40 prominent white South Africans issued a letter in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s claims that they are being slaughtered and their land confiscated.
They reject this narrative as a misrepresentation of their history and a simplification of complex social issues.
The letter criticizes the Trump administration’s refugee-status prioritization of white South Africans and notes that in 2023 farmer attacks were under 150.