Pakistan, May 22 -- In a dramatic Oval Office exchange on May 21, U.S. President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with claims of violence and land seizures targeting white South Africans. The meeting, initially set to focus on trade and critical minerals, quickly turned tense as Trump presented videos and articles that he said proved white farmers were being attacked and killed in South Africa.

Trump displayed printouts and played a video showing white crosses, which he claimed marked the graves of white victims. He interrupted Ramaphosa's response about general crime levels, saying, "The farmers are not Black." Trump also accused opposition leaders, including Julius Malema, of inciting violence and suggest...