CNN’s Madowo: Trump Repeated ‘Talking Points’ of South African White Supremacists

SANCHEZ Let s take ░░░░░░░░ now to CNN s ░░░░░░░░ Madowo because Larry you ░░░░░░░░ give us some context ░░░░░░░░ one of the videos ░░░░░░░░ President Trump played in ░░░░░░░░ Oval Office He was ░░░░░░░░ that there was a ░░░░░░░░ roadside graves Apparently this ░░░░░░░░ a video that had ░░░░░░░░ of a political statement ░░░░░░░░ by a specific political ░░░░░░░░ in South Africa but ░░░░░░░░ of actual grave sites ░░░░░░░░ a political demonstration to ░░░░░░░░ violence against farmers MADOWO ░░░░░░░░ s correct As the ░░░░░░░░ African Ag Minister mentioned ░░░░░░░░ have a rural safety ░░░░░░░░ that affects both black ░░░░░░░░ white farmers and white ░░░░░░░░ are unhappy about their ░░░░░░░░ If 1 000 white ░░░░░░░░ died in South Africa ░░░░░░░░ would be impossible to ░░░░░░░░ that Having said that ░░░░░░░░ of the videos that ░░░░░░░░ Trump showed was Julius ░░░░░░░░ He s the far ░░░░░░░░ opposition leader of the ░░░░░░░░ Freedom Fighters He was ░░░░░░░░ expelled from President Ramaphosa ░░░░░░░░ party about a decade ░░░░░░░░ and that s when ░░░░░░░░ formed his own party ░░░░░░░░ has re popularized this ░░░░░░░░ apartheid song from the ░░░░░░░░ that says Kill the ░░░░░░░░ kill the farmer And ░░░░░░░░ way it was used ░░░░░░░░ that context was as ░░░░░░░░ rallying call against apartheid ░░░░░░░░ unjust system of white ░░░░░░░░ rule It has come ░░░░░░░░ into the public domain ░░░░░░░░ because Julius Malema likes ░░░░░░░░ use it and he ░░░░░░░░ it not as a ░░░░░░░░ literal call to kill ░░░░░░░░ farmer but as a ░░░░░░░░ that advocates for expropriation ░░░░░░░░ land without compensation So ░░░░░░░░ EFF that s Julius ░░░░░░░░ s party would like ░░░░░░░░ go a lot further ░░░░░░░░ the law President Ramaphosa ░░░░░░░░ in January That law ░░░░░░░░ the South African government ░░░░░░░░ seize unused farmland only ░░░░░░░░ it is deemed to ░░░░░░░░ just equitable and in ░░░░░░░░ public interest President Ramaphosa ░░░░░░░░ his most diplomatic self ░░░░░░░░ is a skilled negotiator ░░░░░░░░ once held brief for ░░░░░░░░ Mandela but nothing could ░░░░░░░░ prepared him for this ░░░░░░░░ ambush a four and ░░░░░░░░ half minute video montage ░░░░░░░░ shows videos taken out ░░░░░░░░ context printouts of debunked ░░░░░░░░ list of conspiracy theories ░░░░░░░░ was overall a very ░░░░░░░░ day for white supremacists ░░░░░░░░ South Africa because they ░░░░░░░░ the validation they could ░░░░░░░░ never imagined from the ░░░░░░░░ office in the land ░░░░░░░░ the Oval And these ░░░░░░░░ the talking points that ░░░░░░░░ Trump repeated and brought ░░░░░░░░ President Ramaphosa and his ░░░░░░░░ including very successful white ░░░░░░░░ Africans such as the ░░░░░░░░ Minister such as two ░░░░░░░░ golfers and the billionaire ░░░░░░░░ Rupert who said there ░░░░░░░░ murders across the board ░░░░░░░░ he helped negotiate this ░░░░░░░░ with President Trump He ░░░░░░░░ a luxury goods magnate ░░░░░░░░ s behind brands like ░░░░░░░░ and he was there ░░░░░░░░ the Oval Office trying ░░░░░░░░ shore up President Ramaphosa ░░░░░░░░ point but it fell ░░░░░░░░ deaf ears SANCHEZ Larry ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ giving us that update.”