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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(122,879 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 09:06 PM 12 hrs ago

Trump Faces Intense Backlash For Accepting White South African 'Refugees'

The Trump administration is facing backlash for its acceptance of white South African “refugees” into the U.S. while other displaced groups facing violence and persecution have been locked out of the country and stranded.

The reason given for Trump’s acceptance of the white South Africans, while Sudanese and Afghan refugees were denied, was that they would assimilate more easily into the U.S., leading many to accuse the Trump White House of racist hypocrisy.

Trump, along with Elon Musk — who was born in apartheid South Africa — have claimed that Afrikaners, who are the descendants of Dutch colonizers who ruled the country during apartheid in the last century, are the victims of a genocide at the hands of the majority black government.

Afrikaner author Max du Preez called the U.S. resettlement "beyond absurd," and said, "This is about Trump and MAGA, not about us. It's about their hatred for DEI. The people who have now fled have probably been motivated by financial considerations and/or an unwillingness to live in a post-apartheid society where whites no longer call the shots."

https://meidasnews.com/news/trump-faces-intense-backlash-for-accepting-white-south-african-refugees

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Trump Faces Intense Backlash For Accepting White South African 'Refugees' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago OP
"about Trump and MAGA": it's about racism, but I repeat myself. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 12 hrs ago #1
Once again, they are doing what they accuse us of. Importing voters. Walleye 11 hrs ago #2
I'm guessing the South Africans brought suitcases full of cash with them FakeNoose 11 hrs ago #3
K&R bdamomma 11 hrs ago #4

Walleye

(40,159 posts)
2. Once again, they are doing what they accuse us of. Importing voters.
Wed May 14, 2025, 10:05 PM
11 hrs ago

I hope every Black person that voted for trump is paying attention

FakeNoose

(37,324 posts)
3. I'm guessing the South Africans brought suitcases full of cash with them
Wed May 14, 2025, 10:10 PM
11 hrs ago

That always makes a difference where Chump is concerned.

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