Tensions between South Africa and the United States continues to spiral after US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio lashed the Julius Malema's EFF for chanting "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" at the commemoration of the Sharpeville Massacre on Friday.
Rubio, taking to social media on Monday said that Afrikaners who are threatened with violence would be welcomed in the US.
This as the US has revoked legal status of more than 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans who face real persecution in their home countries and intends closing its borders to over a dozen mostly African and Arab countries.
Rubio's outcry comes after EFF leader, Julius Malema chanted the contentious "Kill the Boer" song on Human Right Day to mark the Sharpeville Massacre on Friday amid escalating hostilities between the US and South Africa, particularly over the country's land expropriation policies and attitude towards Israel.
Rubio made mention of the contentious Struggle song, "Kill the Boer," in a post on X on Monday. Critics claim that this song has been exploited as a call to action for anti-White violence, specifically directed at White farmers.
More on this“South Africa’s leaders and politicians must take action to protect Afrikaner and other disfavoured minorities.
“The United States is proud to offer those individuals who qualify for admission to our nation amid this continued horrible threat of violence,” he said on X.
“Kill the Boer” is a chant that incites violence. South Africa’s leaders and politicians must take action to protect Afrikaner and other disfavored minorities. The United States is proud to offer those individuals who qualify for admission to our nation amid this
AfriForum CEO Kallie Kriel, whose organisation has been the driving force behind the souring relationship between the US and SA took to X to thank Trump for hearing their pleas.
"Thank you, President @realDonaldTrump for taking note of the irresponsible calls for violence against Afrikaners/whites—through hate chants such as “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer”—in South Africa," he Tweeted.
"The tragic irony is that the latest incident occurred on March 21, which is officially known as “Human Rights Day” in South Africa. What makes this even worse is that this renewed call for violence against Afrikaners was not condemned by @PresidencyZA Ramaphosa, ANC leaders, or the South African @GovernmentZA. Their silence regarding this gross human rights violation is deafening".
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I can't believe that the moral high ground South Africa stands indifferent to the utterings of a racist lunatic. We all know that the reaction would be totally different if said by white person made a statement like "Kill black people."