The Biden-Harris administration’s policies toward South Africa are being reversed under President Donald Trump — who announced that all U.S. financial assistance to the country will be cut off. At the same time — Trump is offering a new immigration pathway for South African farmers at risk of losing their land.
The decision follows the enactment of South Africa’s Expropriation Act 13 of 2024 — which allows the government to seize land from white Afrikaner farmers without compensation. Trump has condemned the policy as unjust and discriminatory — stating that it endangers those who have worked the land for generations.
Trump is now pausing all federal funding to South Africa b/c of how they’re attacking farmers and offering asylum to any farmer family wanting to escape to America
This is leadership pic.twitter.com/QuZM7ErSDw
— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) March 7, 2025
In response — Trump has directed U.S. immigration officials to prioritize applications from farmers seeking to leave South Africa due to government persecution. The order establishes a special process that will provide them with an expedited route to U.S. citizenship.
The executive order also points to concerns over South Africa’s foreign policy — including its diplomatic attacks on Israel and deepening ties with Iran. Trump’s administration argues that continuing to provide financial assistance to a government undermining U.S. interests is no longer justifiable.
When Trump brings this up, it’s a “false claim,” but when an actual head of state in South Africa brings it up, the legacy media is silent.
“We will expropriate land without compensation whether they [White people] like it or not.” pic.twitter.com/L4cBIExTh6
— iamyesyouareno (@iamyesyouareno) March 7, 2025
The policy shift has sparked renewed discussions about land rights in South Africa — with some defending the expropriation law as a means of correcting historical injustices. However — past land confiscations in neighboring Zimbabwe led to economic disaster — raising concerns about similar consequences for South Africa.
Trump’s order marks a major shift in U.S. foreign policy — signaling a tougher stance on governments engaged in racial discrimination and property confiscation. U.S. agencies have already begun processing resettlement applications for South African farmers under the new directive.
"We are cutting the throat of whites"
And the legacy media says discrimination against white people in South Africa is fake news. pic.twitter.com/VM14b2JFp5
— Marc 🇺🇸 (@gopher_marc) March 7, 2025
