Prominent Afrikaners refuse to be 'pawns,' and hit back at Trump's claims about South Africa

Prominent Afrikaners are pushing back after President Trump announced no U.S. officials will attend the G20 in Johannesburg, rejecting his claims of "white persecution" in South Africa as false.

The South African government — and some Afrikaners themselves — say Trump’s claims of persecution are baseless.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump says that his government will boycott the Group of 20 summit this month in South Africa over his claims that a white minority group there is being violently persecuted. Those claims have been widely rejected.

South Africa hits back at US refugee plan to favour white Afrikaners

On Thursday, the administration of US President Donald Trump announced its lowest refugee annual cap on record to just 7,500. The exact figures of the number of white South Africa
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Young Republicans of Texas’ resolution on Afrikaners welcomed - AfriForum Youth

AfriForum Youth welcomes Young Republicans of Texas’ resolution on Afrikaner community
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South African government criticizes Trump’s refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s government on Friday criticized the U.S. refugee policy shift that gives priority to Afrikaners, the country’s white minority group of Dutch descent. The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ceiling of 7,500 ...
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U.S. to boycott G20 summit in South Africa as Trump repeats claims about treatment of Afrikaners

No U.S. government officials will attend the Group of 20 summit this year in South Africa, President Trump said on Friday, repeating the claim that the country's white farmers were being killed and abused. Mr. Trump had already announced he would not ...
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