South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has fired back at former U.S. President Donald Trump over his claims regarding land confiscation in South Africa. Ramaphosa dismissed Trump’s interference, asserting that South Africa does not belong to him and urging him to stay out of the country’s affairs.
“I don’t know what Donald Trump has to do with South African land. South Africa does not belong to Donald Trump. He must leave us alone. Stay out of our issues,” Ramaphosa said.
The response comes after Trump reportedly cut off funding to South Africa, citing concerns over land redistribution policies. Ramaphosa, however, was firm in rejecting any external influence on the country’s internal matters.
Taking a direct swipe at Trump’s stance, Ramaphosa promised that if he ever meets the former U.S. leader, he will confront him about America’s own history of land dispossession.
“Whenever I see Trump, I will tell him to his face that he’s the worst because his forebears came to America and wiped out the indigenous people, grabbing their lands too,” Ramaphosa added.
