Trump sparks backlash with refugee welcome for white South African farmers

Donald Trump has enraged South African leaders after saying white farmers were facing “genocide” as the US welcomed about 50 Afrikaner refugees on Monday local time. The US granted refugee status to the group after deeming them victims of racial discrimination, despite Mr Trump essentially halting all arrivals of other refugees after taking office. “Welcome to the land of the free,” Deputy Secretary of State Chris Landau said as he greeted the South Africans, several of whom were waving small American flags, at Dulles Airport in Virginia following their flight from Johannesburg.