The media's reaction to President Donald Trump's meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was quite something. Trump raised the issue of white farmers in danger in the country by showing powerful videos of what had gone on in the country to Ramaphosa, in front of the media.
But instead of showing concern for the issue, you had interesting reactions and attacks from the media on the president.
You had people like Yamiche Alcindor trying to pick apart what Trump was saying about white crosses marking the deaths of white people; she argued that they weren't burial sites. But no one appeared to be disputing that they did represent people killed. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was not having it and shut her down.
"What’s unsubstantiated!?"
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) May 22, 2025
Things get heated when NBC News’ Yamiche Alcindor questions the veracity of the White House’s video on the political persecution and murder of white farmers in South Africa.
"It IS substantiated, not just by that video and the physical evidence that… pic.twitter.com/lXUJOyYY4Q
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Watch: Scott Jennings Delivers Powerful Words on Trump's 'Boss Move' About South Africa
It's bizarre that they're upset Trump was trying to use the meeting to help people. It completely blows the narrative they've been pushing about him. That's not generally something that "Hitler" is supposed to care about.
The media reaction was like the Borg, who all got the same talking points. In case you didn't know, the word of the week was "ambush," as our sister site Twitchy reported.
Fake News Word of the Day: “Ambush!" pic.twitter.com/uAfLjgEh9n
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) May 22, 2025
Did they suddenly think of the same word, get the talking points memo, or are they copying each other? Now I'm not quibbling with the fact that Trump did put him on the spot in a bold move. CNN commentator Scott Jennings called it a "boss move." But that's exactly the point: the choice of words, bold or boss move versus "ambush," which has more of a negative connotation. But they all settled on "ambush."
It isn't about reporting. It's always about the narrative. And the narrative always seems to be what will be anti-Trump. They're not concerned about people being killed. Maybe that's more important than Trump being polite. And if Ramaphosa wants things from the U.S., this is the time to bring up issues. That's what makes it such a bold move.
Somehow, bringing in the small group of 59 people was a big problem that needed this intense attack from some in the media. But the millions of illegal aliens that came in largely unvetted under Joe Biden weren't, that was cool. And they wonder why they have no credibility when people see things like this.
Elon Musk nailed their reaction, calling it "the legacy media puppet parade."
The legacy media puppet parade https://t.co/flx7piokBw
— Kekius Maximus (@elonmusk) May 22, 2025
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