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Trump, South African president have tense exchange in White House meeting

By Kathryn Watson
May 21, 2025 / 8:19 PM EDT / CBS News

Differences between President Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa came to a head Wednesday afternoon in a tense exchange in the Oval Office, as Mr. Trump confronted him over whether White genocide is taking place in South Africa.

Mr. Trump and Ramaphosa met for a critical conversation — with South African-born billionaire Elon Musk in the room — amid tensions between the U.S. and South Africa, after the U.S. accepted 59 White Afrikaners last week and granted them status as refugees.

At one point in the meeting, Ramaphosa took a question intended for Mr. Trump about what it would take to persuade him that White genocide is not occurring in South Africa.

"It will take President Trump listening to the voices of South Africans, some of whom are his good friends, like those who are here," responded Ramaphosa, who brought South African golfers Ernie Els and Retief Goosen and billionaire businessman Johann Rupert with him to the White House. "When we have talks between us at a quiet table, it will take President Trump to listen to them. I will not be repeating what I've been saying." ...

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WATCH: Rubio on Dems saying they regret voting for him: 'Confirmation I'm doing a good job'

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Marco Rubio told Fox News that far-left Democrats espousing regret over voting to confirm him as secretary of state is likely just "confirmation" that he is doing a good job.

Democrat Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen told Rubio during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing yesterday that he "regret[ted] voting" to confirm him as secretary of state after indicating as much on "Fox News Sunday" in March. Rubio shot back at the hearing that Van Hollen's regret just proves he is doing a good job, and he subsequently told Fox News that the same goes...
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Moment Jewish Museum shooting suspect is detained

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Video appears to show suspect Elias Rodriguez being taken away by police and shouting 'free Palestine'.
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House heads toward vote on Trump's tax and domestic policy bill

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Washington — The House was moving early Thursday toward a vote on President Trump's domestic policy bill, hours after unveiling an updated version of the legislation that Republican leaders hope will satisfy enough holdouts.

The measure cleared a critical hurdle — a procedural vote to begin debate on the massive budget package. A vote on the bill could follow later in the morning.

The legislation, which addresses the president's tax, defense and energy priorities, has overcome several setbacks since the beginning of the year after GOP leadership...
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Suspect detained after Israeli embassy staff shot dead in US

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The shooting unfolded as the victims were leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum.
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North Korea's Kim slams 'serious accident' at warship launch

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The failed launch "severely damaged the dignity and pride of our nation in an instant," says the North Korean leader.
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'The mood is changing': Israeli anger grows at conduct of war

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Support for the war in Gaza is waning, with some Israeli political and military figures criticising the conflict in recent days.
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Anti-Hamas protests in southern Gaza enter third day

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Protesters were seen in videos calling for an end to the war and the removal of the armed group from Gaza
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Watch: Moment police apprehend a runaway kangaroo in Colorado

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Body camera footage shows officers chase and catch Irwin the kangaroo in the US city of Durango.
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GOP leaders tee up House vote for Trump agenda bill after swaying holdouts

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After a marathon hearing, the GOP-led House Rules Committee advanced a sweeping package for President Donald Trump’s agenda Wednesday night, teeing it up for a vote in the full chamber.

Members of the the committee met starting at 1 a.m. ET Wednesday and adjourned around 10:40 p.m. ET before voting along party lines 8-4 in favor of the legislation.

The vote came shortly after Republicans released a set of revisions to their massive bill, a product of last-minute negotiations to placate various factions of the party, including conservative...
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Cattle washed onto beaches in widespread Australia floods

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A natural disaster has been declared in New South Wales, as widespread flooding prompts nearly 50,000 people to evacuate.
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UK exposes Russian cyber campaign targeting support for Ukraine

  • News source: BBC News - World
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A joint investigation by the UK and allies found Russian hackers in the systems of logistics organisations.
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Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' heads to House-wide vote after key committee victory

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President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" could be headed for a House-wide vote as soon as Wednesday night after its approval by a key committee.

The House Rules Committee, the gatekeeper for most legislation before it gets to the full chamber, first met at 1 a.m. Wednesday to advance the massive bill in time for Speaker Mike Johnson’s Memorial Day deadline for sending it to the Senate.

Proceedings crept on for hours as Democrats on the committee repeatedly accursed Republicans of trying to move the bill "in the dead of night" and of trying to...
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House Republicans nearing vote on Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

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House Republicans believe they are close to passing Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill.

After the meeting at the White House, with the president and members of the Freedom Caucus, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) suggested that the House could vote in the overnight on the Big, Beautiful Bill.

But it quickly became apparent that was a physical – and parliamentary – impossibility.

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Trump Gold Card visa program to launch online within weeks, commerce secretary says

  • News source: FOX News
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Wednesday that the Trump Gold Card, which makes it possible for any foreigner to buy a visa for $5 million, will be available online within weeks.

Lutnick was a guest at Axios’ streamed event, Building the Future, Wednesday, where he was interviewed by company co-founder Mike Allen about several topics, including President Donald Trump’s offering of a Gold Card.

In March, Trump said the Gold Card would go on sale "very, very soon," explaining it would be like a green card, "but better and more...
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Ramaphosa survives mauling by Trump over 'white genocide'

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Right-wing Afrikaners groups celebrated the ambush but others in the Rainbow Nation found it "uncomfortable" to watch.
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