Forget Canada and China… Trump is settling old scores with South Africa too.

US President Donald Trump is stopping aid to one country after another. After starting a trade war with Canada, Mexico and China, he has now cut the funds given to Africa as well. Trump announced on Sunday that he will stop all kinds of aid to South Africa until an investigation is done to find out whether 'certain groups of people' are being treated very badly.
Trump said in a Truth Social post, "South Africa is seizing land and treating certain groups of people very badly." However, he did not provide any evidence for this allegation. He said, "This is a bad situation which the left media does not even want to mention, at least there is a massive human rights violation going on, which everyone can see. America will not tolerate this, we will take action."
South Africa's funding will remain suspended until the investigation is complete
Trump said that all future funding to South Africa will be stopped until the US completes a thorough investigation of this matter. Let us tell you, the US gives various types of funding to South Africa through various programs and initiatives. According to US government data, the US has pledged to provide assistance of about $ 440 million to South Africa in 2023.
South African President's decision was contrary to expectations
Last month, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said he had no concerns about the country's relationship with Trump. In the last week of January, Ramaphosa said he had spoken to Trump after his election victory and was looking forward to working with his administration.
During his first term, Trump vowed to investigate unverified claims of mass killings of white farmers and violent land acquisitions in South Africa.