Anti-racism groups blast Trump's tweet about white farmers in South Africa
by Matt Pearce, Los Angeles Times
Aug 23, 2018
3 minutes
President Donald Trump embraced a longtime white nationalist talking point when he tweeted about alleged "large scale killing" of white farmers in South Africa, drawing praise Thursday from white nationalists and protests from anti-racism groups in the U.S.
"I have asked Secretary of State @SecPompeo to closely study the South Africa land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers," Trump tweeted Wednesday night. Appearing to quote a Tucker Carlson segment on Fox
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