'Group of older men gossip about me': Malema on White House video clip
Trump played the clip to try to prove claims of white genocide in South Africa, which Ramaphosa's delegation denied, saying that violent crime affects all South Africans, not just white farmers.
Malema took to social media, describing the leaders and their delegation as 'a group of older men' who met to 'gossip about him'.
He said there's no evidence to prove white genocide, despite him consistently singing the song.
'No significant amount of intelligence evidence has been produced about white genocide,' Malema said. 'We will not agree to compromise our political principles on land expropriation without compensation for political expediency.'
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