White South Africans gather in support of Trump and his claims that they are victims of racism

Some white South Africans have showed support for President Donald Trump and gathered at the U.S. Embassy in Pretoria to claim they are victims of racism by their own government

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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared to respond to threats from U_S_ counterpart Donald Trump by saying in his annual speech to the nation that his country would “not be bullied.”
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South African NGOs worry Trump's aid freeze will cause HIV patients to default on treatment

In the rural villages of South Africa, U.S. President Donald Trump’s sudden freeze on foreign aid impacts hundreds of thousands of HIV patients
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Trump Executive Order Halts Aid to South Africa, Claiming Mistreatment of Afrikaner Landowners

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Thousands Gather on Presidents’ Day to Call Trump a Tyrant

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The family of a passenger on board the airliner in the deadly midair collision near Reagan Washington National Airport on Jan. 29 took steps Tuesday to initiate a $250 million negligence lawsuit ...
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Musk is just an adviser with no power to make decisions, White House claims

Legal filing says billionaire Trump aide is not an employee of so-called ‘department of government efficiency’. Billionaire Elon Musk ’s role in Donald Trump ’s second presidential administration ...
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