Trump to meet South African leader at White House next week

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to meet President Donald Trump at the White House next week, amid a feud over the United States accepting white South Africans as refugees, the South African government said Wednesday. 

Trump has accused the South African government of committing genocide after it allegedly passed racist, anti-white policies. He was referring to South Africa’s Expropriation Act, which allows the government to seize unused land without compensation in certain cases. 

President Ramaphosa denies that that has happened. President Trump has denied that race played a part in his decision to accept the South Africans as refugees.

Ramaphosa is expected to visit with Trump on Wednesday, May 21, but will be in Washington, D.C., from May 19-22. 

"President Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House, in Washington DC to discuss bilateral, regional and global issues of interest," his office said. "The President's visit to the US provides a platform to reset the strategic relationship between the two countries."

The visit was already planned before Trump's accusation of genocide, but the U.S. president said on Monday that he was not sure the meeting would take place if South Africa hadn't made any changes regarding the allegations of racial discrimination. 

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.