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62% : Ramaphosa meeting marked Trump's second major ambush of Oval Office visitor * Shows Trump willing to use historic place of honor to embarrass foreign dignitaries * Ramaphosa maintained composure, unlike Zelenskiy shouting match with Trump By Matt Spetalnick, David Brunnstrom and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON, May 21 (Reuters) -
49% : It was another display of Trump's apparent readiness to use the Oval Office, historically reserved as a place of honor for foreign dignitaries, to embarrass visitors from less-powerful nations or hold their feet to the fire on matters he is fixated upon.
41% : "I´m sorry I don´t have a plane to give you," Ramaphosa quipped with a smile, referring to the luxury jetliner Qatar has offered Trump as a replacement for Air Force One.
40% : By showcasing unverified claims of violence against white farmers and framing land reform as racial persecution, Trump tapped talking points popular in U.S. right-wing extremist circles.
39% : Since returning to office in January, Trump has canceled aid, expelled South Africa's ambassador and resettled some white minority Afrikaners based on racial discrimination claims Pretoria says are baseless.
31% : In an extraordinary scene clearly orchestrated by the White House for maximum effect and reminiscent of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit in February, Trump confronted Ramaphosa with false claims of genocide against South African whites, including allegations of mass killings and land seizures.
27% : After a cordial start to the meeting, Trump, a former reality TV star, ordered the lights dimmed and showed a video and printed articles purporting to be evidence that white South Africans are being persecuted.
24% : The program has been divisive as Trump has been largely blocking refugee admissions from the rest of the world.
21% : But the meeting quickly went off the rails, with Trump accusing Zelenskiy of being disrespectful and gambling with a potential World War Three, and Vance charging that the Ukrainian leader had not shown enough appreciation for U.S. support.
5% : Patrick Gaspard, a former U.S. ambassador to South Africa under President Barack Obama, said Trump had turned the meeting with Ramaphosa into a "shameful spectacle" and "savaged him with some fake snuff film and violent rhetoric.

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