Trump confronts South African leader with false claims of genocide in Oval Office ambush

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

80% : " Trump commended his presentation.
69% : "It will take President Trump listening to the voices of South Africans, some of whom are his good friends," the South African leader said.
60% : And in many cases, those policies do not go along with government policies.
59% : He was invited as an observer, but Trump brought him into the conversation.
56% : About 45 minutes into the meeting, Trump asked famous South African golfer Ernie Els ‒ one of Ramaphosa's guests ‒ to say some words.
54% : ," Trump said as the video played.
51% : That's all I have to do ‒ get him into another thing," Trump said.
50% : "I could show you a couple of things," Trump said.
46% : I'd take it," Trump said.
46% : "This is tougher than sinking a three-footer," Trump said, inviting Els, winner of four major golf championships, to speak.
43% : "What you saw ‒ the speeches that were being made ‒ that is not government policy," Ramaphosa said, still responding to the video clips highlighted by Trump.
43% : "Boy, did you do that well," Trump said after Els finished.
34% : Yet while murder rates are high in the country, the overwhelming majority of victims are Black, not White. 'Have they told you where that is, Mr. President?' Trump pounced on an opening to set up a pre-arranged video presentation when a reporter asked what it would take to convince him that genocide is not taking place in South Africa.
33% : " The backdrop to the hostility was the Trump administration's recent decision to welcome White South Africans, known as Afrikaners, as refugees to the United States, at a time when Trump has halted the resettlement of other refugees, who are typically people of color.
31% : Trump then weighed in, citing "thousands of stories talking about it" and asking one of his White House aides to turn down the lights.
29% : Trump has sympathized with White South Africans ‒ a minority in their country ‒ who say they're unfairly targeted by a new law that allows the South African government to seize property for the "public interest," in some cases without compensation.
28% : In a wild one-hour May 21 meeting between Trump and Ramaphosa ‒ rivaled only by Trump's memorable clash with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February ‒
26% : It's believed to be the largest foreign gift accepted by a president in U.S. history, and Democrats have argued that it's unconstitutional for Trump to take it.
24% : The video ended with footage of white crosses along a street that Trump said were grave sites for White South Africans killed because of their race.
20% : Trump last week escalated the fight by claiming the Afrikaners are the targets of "genocide" against White people ‒ an accusation rejected by the South African government and human rights experts, and not supported by evidence.
17% : " If the clash between Trump and Ramaphosa wasn't enough, the meeting grew more tense when a reporter from NBC News rattled Trump by asking about the Qatari jet.
16% : Trump accused the South African leader of overseeing "genocide" against White people, played a video to try to prove the false claim and lashed out at a reporter who asked about his administration accepting a $400 million jet from Qatar.
15% : You're a terrible reporter," Trump said.
11% : Donald Trump falsely accused South African President Cyril Ramaphosa of overseeing "genocide" against White people during a White House meeting.

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