Oval Office, Donald Trump and Cyril Ramaphosa
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Forget standing upon a bully pulpit. President Donald Trump prefers to humiliate other leaders seated, in the Oval Office, before TV cameras. Consider the scene that unfolded this week with the visit of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa.
US President Donald Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office with a forceful, reality-TV style ambush. After cordial greetings, Trump abruptly ordered the lights to be dimmed and played a video.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa showed why he earned a reputation as a skilled negotiator in his clash with President Donald Trump.
President Cyril Ramaphosa came to the White House looking to persuade President Donald Trump to stop floating the conspiracy theory that there’s a genocide against White people in South Africa. Instead,
US President Donald Trump stunned his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa with a video intended to support fabricated allegations of a white “genocide” during their White House meeting.On a screen in the Oval Office,