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Donald Trump committed himself to stop all future American assistance in South Africa about his soil expropriation policy, which triggered a decline in a rabbit.
The US President claimed that recent measures allowed the government to entertain the land unfairly and accused the South African authorities of the treatment of “certain class classes very badly”.
He added: “I will cut off all future financing to South Africa until the complete investigation of this situation has been completed!”
Trump's comments made on Truth Social have triggered a 1.9 % decline in South African currency, which weakened to R19 per dollar.
Later he told reporters that the leadership of the Republic of South Africa dealt with “some terrible things, terrible things” and suggested without providing evidence or details that the situation was worse than the seizure of land itself.
President Cyril Ramaphos signed a law on expropriation this month. “Local, provincial and national authorities will use this legislation to expropriation of land in public interest for various reasons, which, inter alia, seek to support inclusivity and access to natural resources,” The website of the South African Government.
The US has allocated nearly $ 440 million to help in South Africa in 2023, for the last year for which the data were available. Trump's administration stopped all foreign aid for 90 days and occupied the future of its main international agency for assistance in doubt Since his website darkened and dozens of employees were placed on holiday.
Last month, Ramaphos told reporters in Davos that he was not “worried” about relationships and that he and Trump were talking after the US President was elected. This year, the South Africa holds the Presidency of the G20.
Close Trump Ally and the head of the Ministry of the Government Elon Musk come from South Africa.
Muska's team has applied a wider control of American departments and agencies in recent days, including obtaining control over The Ministry of Finance payment system And sending representatives to USAIDs to access information there, including classified information. Two higher security officials were on vacation after the access was denied.
In his first term, Trump said his government was investigating demands on extensive killing of white farmers. The South African government rejected these accusations as unfounded.
Trump previously focused on BRICS nations, of which South Africa is a member, threatening them with 100 % tariffs if they surrendered from the dollar as a reserve currency.
