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- U.S.-South Africa relations have deteriorated since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in 2017.
- Trump has accused South Africa of "white genocide," a claim rejected by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
- The United States cut aid to South Africa and began granting asylum to white South Africans while reducing overall refugee admissions.
- South Africa has shifted its foreign policy toward BRICS, distancing itself from the United States.
