Trump defended Afrikaner admission by alleging genocide
Asked why Afrikaners received an expedited refugee path while other admissions were halted, Trump alleged genocide and brutal killings of white South African farmers. [The American Presidency Project]
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Asked why Afrikaners received an expedited refugee path while other admissions were halted, Trump alleged genocide and brutal killings of white South African farmers. [The American Presidency Project]
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He explicitly said that whether the farmers were White or Black made no difference to him, and that he did not care about race or color. Genocide, killings and confiscation are his claims here, not independently established findings. This records justification and words, not refugee eligibility or motive. [The American Presidency Project]
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racial-or-ethnic · immigration
The category concerns an expressly racial explanation for prioritizing a refugee group; his accompanying denial of race-based concern remains attached. [The American Presidency Project]
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- Presidential transcript · The American Presidency ProjectTrump defended Afrikaner admission by alleging genocide — original source text
South African Land Reform Policy/U.S. Admission of Afrikaner Refugees exchange; contrast question and full answer
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-signing-executive-order-delivering-most-favored-nation-prescription-drug-pricing
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