The first group of white South African refugees arrived in the United States on Monday.
Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and DHS Deputy Secretary Troy Edgar welcomed the refugees, who are fleeing violence, racial discrimination and persecution.
.@DeputySecState greets the first flight of South African refugee arrivals in the US: “@POTUS made it clear that Afrikaners in South Africa who are the victims of unjust racial discrimination would be welcome to come to the United States and he’s now delivering on that promise.” pic.twitter.com/cB8lOY3PNq
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 12, 2025
Fifty-nine white South African refugees were welcomed in DC, proudly waving American flags.
BREAKING: First group of white refugees fleeing persecution (South Africa) have arrived in the United States pic.twitter.com/8Cbq4IIXVt
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 12, 2025
The new refugees beamed as they waved American flags.
Women and children. Fathers who have stable jobs. Not one single gang tattoo. Everyone is waving an American flag.
The only refugees the left hates. pic.twitter.com/xluqhR43kd
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) May 12, 2025
MSNBC’s Yamiche Alcindor said a lot of people are appalled after the Trump Admin reportedly said South Africans assimilate better.
“So the Trump admin, they’re saying that essentially these white South Africans assimilate better, and they’re also not as much of a security risk,” Yamiche Alcindor whined. “That’s really causing a lot of of of people to be appalled, frankly.”
“And I also should tell people that this violence that they’re talking about that are dealing with these Afrikaners,” she said.
“I’ve been hearing from people that say there is violence in South Africa, but it’s affecting everybody of every single race,” she added.
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NEW: MSNBC’s Yamiche Alcindor hyperventilates over the White South Africans who were granted refugee status by Trump.
“So the Trump admin, they’re saying that essentially these white South Africans assimilate better, and they’re also not as much of a security risk.”
“That’s… pic.twitter.com/xfgXJIvLZs
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) May 12, 2025
