US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House on Wednesday, reviving false claims of white genocide and land seizures in South Africa.

Trump played a video showing symbolic white crosses and cited reports of attacks on white farmers, echoing far-right conspiracy theories. “People are fleeing South Africa for their own safety,” Trump said, with Elon Musk present in the room, according to Reuters.

Ramaphosa pushed back, stating, “If there was Afrikaner farmer genocide, these three gentlemen would not be here,” referring to white South African delegates. Official 2024 data showed 44 farm-related murders, with eight farmers killed out of over 26,000 national homicides, mostly affecting Black citizens.

The tense meeting followed Trump’s suspension of aid to South Africa and criticism of its legal action against Israel, Reuters reported.