Trump Announces Halt to all U.S. Funding for South Africa

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President Donald Trump declared on Sunday that he would cut off financial assistance to South Africa, citing concerns over the treatment of certain groups in the country, though he did not provide evidence for his claims.

 

"South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," Trump stated in a post on Truth Social. "The United States won't stand for it, we will act. Also, I will be cutting off all future funding to South Africa until a full investigation of this situation has been completed!" he added.

 

It remains unclear what specifically prompted Trump's statement. The South African embassy in Washington, D.C., did not respond to requests for comment outside regular business hours.

 

“Terrible things are happening in South Africa ... they're confiscating land and actually they're doing things that are perhaps far worse than that."

BREAKING:

Trump announces he’s cutting all aid for South Africa.

“Terrible things are happening in South Africa ... they're confiscating land and actually they're doing things that are perhaps far worse than that."

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In 2023, the United States allocated nearly $440 million in assistance to South Africa, according to the most recent data available from the U.S. government.

 

South Africa currently holds the G20 presidency, which will later transition to the United States. Last month, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he was not concerned about the country's relationship with Trump. He noted that he had spoken with Trump following the latter’s election victory and expressed his eagerness to collaborate with his administration.

 

During his previous term, Trump had stated that the U.S. would investigate allegations of large-scale killings of white farmers in South Africa and violent land seizures, though the South African government at the time dismissed his claims as inaccurate. It remains unknown whether the Trump administration ever conducted such an investigation.

 

Elon Musk, a close ally of Trump and a South African-born entrepreneur, has also expressed concern over the issue. In 2023, Musk reacted on X to a video showing a far-left South African political party singing an anti-apartheid song, "Kill the Boer," by claiming: "They are openly pushing for genocide of white people in South Africa."

 

Based on a report by Reuters 2025-02-04

 

 

[Tailwagsdog]

..The silly socialist ANC have friends in Fascist Russia & Commo-fascist China & Iran they can lean on ....On their way to becoming the new Zimbabwe..

[PuiPuiHarry]

Seen the negative rethoric from South Africa I do not understand why the USA did not halt any support years ago.

[jippytum]

When you investigate the foreign aid handouts for each country there are some shocks.  Trump is correct to review these givaways. 

The UK for instance gives sizeable aid donations to India when their finances are better than ours. 

 

[JonnyF]

Great move.

 

The treatment of white farmers (and white people in general) in SA is nothing short of disgusting. "Kill the Boer" is a popular song for certain political groups that have an astonishingly large support.

 

There should be zero funding. In fact, massive sanctions should be applied. 

[Jingthing]

Do you think African American Musk the unelected co-president raised in apartheid SA has something to do with this?

[Yagoda]

South Africa is a racist nation born out of Marxism and lies that persecutes the only folks who make it a better political, economic, social and cultural sh*thole than the rest of the sh*tholes in Africa.

 

I bet they steal as much as filters down to the people. Yet they will rely upon the ignorant sloganeers to scream apartheid every time their brutality, racism, mismanagement, anti semitism and barbarity is called out.

 

[JonnyF]

8 minutes ago, Jingthing said:

Do you think African American Musk the unelected co-president raised in apartheid SA has something to do with this?

 

Musk will certainly be way more up to date with the current situation in South Africa than you appear to be.

 

[Watawattana]

7 hours ago, jippytum said:

When you investigate the foreign aid handouts for each country there are some shocks.  Trump is correct to review these givaways. 

The UK for instance gives sizeable aid donations to India when their finances are better than ours.

I read that USAID has been given sizeable amounts to a British organisation called BBC Media Action.  That really surprised me.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyezjwnx5ko

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/

 

No great surprise that the US Government is looking hard at USAID, but I'm sure that USAID is doing many good things that should be allowed to continue.

[mrwebb8825]

On 2/4/2025 at 12:58 AM, Watawattana said:

I read that USAID has been given sizeable amounts to a British organisation called BBC Media Action.  That really surprised me.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyezjwnx5ko

https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediaaction/

 

No great surprise that the US Government is looking hard at USAID, but I'm sure that USAID is doing many good things that should be allowed to continue.

I can see why they were shutdown for an audit. I mean, $100m to Nepal to promote atheism, $1.5m for a drag show in Ethiopia, $500m to teach DEI to Syria, nearly $100,000 for a gay comic book in Peru, $16B funneled to Ukraine (not part of the $125B under JB and co.) and the list goes on. All in all they doled out $73B in 2024. When asked for records they said "No" so he shuttered them before they could destroy anything that would convict them.

 

It's amazing how deep the roots of corruption can run. The "Spring Cleaning" has started early in D.C.

[Watawattana]

1 hour ago, mrwebb8825 said:

I can see why they were shutdown for an audit. I mean, $100m to Nepal to promote atheism, $1.5m for a drag show in Ethiopia, $500m to teach DEI to Syria, nearly $100,000 for a gay comic book in Peru, $16B funneled to Ukraine (not part of the $125B under JB and co.) and the list goes on. All in all they doled out $73B in 2024. When asked for records they said "No" so he shuttered them before they could destroy anything that would convict them.

 

It's amazing how deep the roots of corruption can run. The "Spring Cleaning" has started early in D.C.

Yeah. I hope the baby isn’t thrown out with the bath water, but I see plenty of positive action so far.