All posts tagged: South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

The Ambush Office: Trump’s Oval becomes test of nerve for world leaders

The Ambush Office: Trump’s Oval becomes test of nerve for world leaders

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For world leaders an invitation to the Oval Office used to be a coveted prize. Under Donald Trump it’s become a ticket to a brutal political ambush. The Ambush Office: Trump’s Oval becomes test of nerve for world leaders South African President Cyril Ramaphosa became the latest victim in a long line that started with Trump’s notorious row with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in February. Trump has turned what were staid diplomatic “photo sprays” under his predecessor Joe Biden into punishing, hour-long tests of nerve in the heart of the US presidency, played out on live television. The sight has become all too familiar a world leader perched nervously on the edge of their gold-upholstered chair in front of the famed fireplace, waiting to see what happens. Will the 78-year-old Republican lay on the charm? Will he show off the new gold-plated decor he has been proudly installing in the Oval? Will he challenge his guest on tariffs or trade or US military assistance? Or will he simply tear into them? Nobody knows before they get …

Trump brings up India-Pakistan ceasefire in meeting with Ramaphosa: ‘I settled it through trade’ | Latest News India

Trump brings up India-Pakistan ceasefire in meeting with Ramaphosa: ‘I settled it through trade’ | Latest News India

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US President Donald Trump, during his White House meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Wednesday, brought up the recent ceasefire between India and Pakistan, claiming he had “settled” it after both sides exchanged strikes following India’s Operation Sindoor, which targeted Pakistan-based terror camps in response to the April 22 Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir. President Donald Trump met South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.(via ANI) Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said, “If you take a look at what we just did with Pakistan and India. We settled that whole, and I think I settled it through trade.” He noted that the US was pursuing a major trade agreement with both nations: “And I said, ‘What are you guys doing?’” Describing the escalation, he added: “Somebody had to be the last one to shoot. But the shooting was getting worse and worse, bigger and bigger, deeper and deeper into the countries. And we spoke to them, and I think …

Donald Trump Confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa Over Claims Of A ‘White Genocide’

Donald Trump Confronts South Africa’s Ramaphosa Over Claims Of A ‘White Genocide’

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Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. Trump confronts South African President over alleged white farmer killings. Ramaphosa denies claims, stating allegations of genocide are false. Meeting started positively, discussing golf and trade before tensions rose. Washington DC: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday confronted his South African counterpart at the White House over an inflammatory speech made by the latter’s colleague, calling for the death of white farmers in the African nation. This is President Trump’s second confrontation at the White House in full media glare – the first being a verbal duel with Ukraine’s President Zelensky, who he blamed for prolonging the war. Hosting the African leader at the Oval Office in the White House, President Trump decided to play out an audio-visual clip, which the US President has linked to a “White genocide” in South Africa. President Ramaphosa, who looked visibly displeased about the sudden attack by Donald Trump, has denied such allegations. A FRIENDLY START South Africa has maintained that the allegations about White people being targeted and killed in …