Donald Trump has never met a white victim he didn’t want to rescue—or invent.
This time, his crusade is in South Africa, where he’s reviving a long-debunked far-right conspiracy theory: that white farmers are being “systematically exterminated” in a state-sanctioned genocide. And he isn’t just repeating the lie. He’s using it to justify granting white refugees special protection, while continuing to vilify and deport Black and brown migrants from Central America, Africa, and the Middle East.
This isn’t foreign policy.
It’s white supremacy, pretending to be humanitarianism.
Let’s break it down—lie by lie.
Lie #1: “They’re Killing White Farmers in Droves”
Trump’s Claim:
A genocide is underway targeting white South African farmers.
The Truth:
There is no evidence of a racial genocide. South African police reported 44 murders linked to farming communities in 2024—only 8 of them were farmers. These numbers are not disproportionate when compared to the country’s overall crime rate, which affects both Black and white South Africans alike. Experts in South Africa and globally—including AgriSA, the country’s largest agricultural union—have repeatedly stated that these crimes are about economic vulnerability, not racial targeting.
Why He Said It:
Because “genocide” sounds more useful than “violent crime,” and white victims make better Fox News banners than complex socioeconomic realities.
Lie #2: “This Photo Proves It—Look at the Body Bags”
Trump’s Claim:
He showed President Ramaphosa a photo of body bags, claiming they contained murdered white farmers.
The Truth:
The photo came from Reuters footage of the Democratic Republic of Congo, not South Africa. The bodies had nothing to do with farming or race. This is not a mistake. This is intentional deceit, using African tragedy to manufacture white martyrdom.
Why He Said It:
Because lies that confirm your bias are more powerful than truths that challenge your prejudice.
Lie #3: “The Crosses Are Graves of Slaughtered White Farmers”
Trump’s Claim:
He presented images of white crosses, calling them visual proof of a vast, ongoing extermination.
The Truth:
Those crosses were part of a 2020 protest by a white advocacy group in South Africa. They’re symbolic, not evidence. It was political theater, not a graveyard. Trump took propaganda and rebranded it as proof. Because that’s what he does—he turns falsehood into fuel.
Why He Said It:
Because emotion beats data, and grief—real or manufactured—gets headlines.
Lie #4: “We Must Give Them Asylum—They’re the Real Refugees”
Trump’s Claim:
White South African farmers deserve U.S. asylum because they are victims of racial persecution.
The Truth:
Meanwhile, Trump has shut the door on every brown-skinned refugee fleeing gang violence, war, famine, political persecution, or climate collapse. He’s turned away Haitian earthquake survivors, Afghan families left behind, Syrian war victims, and Central American children—while rolling out the red carpet for white South Africans based on a hoax.
Why He Said It:
Because to Trump, “refugee” is not a status—it’s a color. White victims are political capital. Brown ones are a threat.
The Final Lie: That This Is About “Law and Order”
Don’t be fooled.
This isn’t about international security or humanitarian concern.
It’s about weaponizing whiteness.
It’s about creating a false sense of persecution to justify racist immigration policies.
It’s about telling his base: “Look at the noble white victims. Now look at the violent brown invaders.”
Trump doesn’t give even a little speck of a damn about South Africa. He doesn’t care about farmers. He cares about narrative control. He cares about race-based politics. He cares about votes.
And he cares about keeping the myth alive that whiteness is under siege—because without that myth, his movement has no soul.
Call It What It Is.
This is not foreign policy. This is not concern for human rights.
This is racism. This is disinformation.
This is the president of the United States fabricating genocide to justify apartheid by proxy.
So don’t tell me this is politics as usual.
This is the machinery of hate—oiled, primed, and aimed.
And it’s time we jam the gears.