• South Africa's police minister debunks Trump's claims of "white genocide."
• Local residents express disbelief at the U.S. president's assertions.
• Evidence presented by Trump misrepresented and misleading.

South Africa's police minister, Senzo Mchunu, has openly dismissed claims of a "white genocide" in the country, strongly rejecting assertions made by U.S. President Donald Trump during a recent meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa. Mchunu stated that government crime statistics reveal the majority of victims in farm murders are Black, stating, "five out of the six people killed on farms were black and one was white," while emphasizing that the narrative of genocide is unfounded and misleading, according to BBC and Africa News.

Local residents from Noordhoek, a predominantly white area, criticized Trump's claims as exaggerated and dangerous. In interviews, they voiced concerns over crime but rejected the suggestion that it is racially motivated. One resident remarked, "I really don’t think we [white people] are the target at all," emphasizing that crime affects all sectors of society equally, as reported by Africa News and CBS News.

During the Oval Office meeting, Trump provided misleading evidence to support his claims, using videos and articles that either misidentified or misrepresented the actual situation in South Africa. For example, one image he showed was misidentified as depicting South African farmers, when it actually showed humanitarian workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to CBS News. Additionally, footage and reports used by Trump were criticized for being taken out of context, contributing to a narrative that is not reflective of reality in the country.

Both South African leaders and community members have called for a more accurate representation of the issues at hand, urging for a nuanced discussion rather than a sensationalized narrative. Mchunu emphasized that "crime remains a huge problem in South Africa," but it impacts all communities, while local residents echoed similar sentiments, highlighting that "there's crime amongst all the people," regardless of race, as noted by BBC, Africa News, and CBS News.