Trump Administration say South Africa’s Ambassador to U.S. ‘persona non grata’

https://www.npr.org/2025/03/15/nx-s1-5329268/trump-administraiton-south-africas-ambassador-to-u-s-persona-non-grata

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  1. This is an excellent National Public Radio article with two authors. The headline draws attention to the relevant Trump administration action against the South African ambassador. The text quickly introduces the reasons for the action, which appear to be the ambassador’s comments regarding the MAGA movement and US demographics at a talk. Further in the article there is extensive but concisely recapped information about the current US administration attitude generally toward South Africa, including a surprising assertion by Trump that SA is biased and takes actions against Afrikaaners. The article evaluates these assertions and declares them to be without evident merit.

  2. *”The law allows the South African government to expropriate land from private parties if it’s in the public interest and allows for expropriation without compensation”*

    [*https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-afrikaner-white-farmers-7930f26fbac90468d26053c1b99a789f*](https://apnews.com/article/trump-south-africa-afrikaner-white-farmers-7930f26fbac90468d26053c1b99a789f)

    So, basically it hasn’t been used to steal land **yet**, but there’s nothing prohibiting it’s use in such a manner.

  3. What do you want to bet this was encouraged by Musk?

    When was the last time the US looked at South Africa and was like, “you don’t matter”?

    Also hilarious when you think about Trump and what they’re doing that’s not unlike a kind of apartheid but sure, call out the enemy for doing what you are.

    These ppl are seriously immune to irony.

  4. Is this retaliation because of South Africa’s views and actions against the state of Israel?

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