The president ordered that all foreign assistance to South Africa be halted and said his administration would prioritize the resettling of white, “Afrikaner refugees” into the United States.

Although the Expropriation Act, which was signed by South African president Cyril Ramaphosa in January, includes safeguards against abuse, Trump proclaimed that “South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," and vowed to order an investigation by the U.S. government.