President Donald Trump claimed credit once again for mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He said his government helped reduce tensions through trade talks with both nuclear-armed nations.
During a White House meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump stated, “If you look at what we only accomplished with Pakistan and India, we resolved that whole thing and I think I settled it via trade.”
He added, “We’re doing a big deal with India. We’re doing a big deal with Pakistan.”
Commenting on the India-Pakistan tensions, Trump said, “You know, someone had to be the last one to shoot. But the shooting was getting worse and worse, bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper into the country. We contacted them and… we arrived at it. Two days later something else occurred and they claimed it was Trump’s fault.”
Trump also praised Pakistan’s leadership. He said the country has “some really good leaders and some really nice people.”
Meanwhile, the meeting with Ramaphosa took a tense turn. Trump repeated false claims about white genocide and land seizures in South Africa. The meeting echoed his controversial session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in February.
Despite most violent crime victims in South Africa being Black, the country has one of the highest murder rates globally.
Ramaphosa aimed to rebuild relations with the U.S. after Trump had cut aid to South Africa. Trump had also welcomed white Afrikaner refugees, expelled South Africa’s ambassador, and criticized its genocide case against Israel.
To manage trade discussions, Ramaphosa came prepared for a tough meeting. He even brought along famous white South African golfers. South Africa is the U.S.’s second-largest trading partner. Under Trump’s suspended tariffs, the country faces a 30% import tax.
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