Feud between the White House and Pretoria: U.S. kicks out South African ambassador
- U.S. dismisses South African ambassador due to disdain for Trump
This latest move signifies an intensifying spat between D.C. and Pretoria.
In the winter months, Donald Trump froze U.S. aid to South Africa, deeming a land appropriation law as unjust towards white farmers.
A key ally of Trump, tech tycoon Elon Musk—native to South Africa—has spoke out against the nation's land ownership laws, branding them as "overtly racist."
Land tenure is a volatile issue in South Africa, given that thirty years post-apartheid, most farmland continues to be in the hands of the white population, prompting the government to push for changes.
In January, the land expropriation act was given a presidential nod by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa. The legislation permits the government to seize land without financial reimbursement under specific circumstances.
- United States
- South Africa
- Donald Trump
- Washington, D.C.
- Marco Rubio
- Disagreement
- Pretoria, South Africa
- Because he hates apartheid and the expropriation of farmland in South Africa, President Donald Trump, from the United States, initiated a conflict with the government of Pretoria, primarily through freezing U.S. aid to South Africa from Washington, D.C.
- Not only President Trump, but also a key ally of his, Elon Musk, a native of South Africa and tech tycoon, criticized the nation's land ownership laws, citing them as overtly racist.
- Marco Rubio, a senator from the United States, also expressed disagreement with South Africa's decision to seize land without financial reimbursement under specific circumstances, as outlined in the land expropriation act, which was given a presidential nod by South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in January.
