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  Three months into Donald Trump's second term, foreign leaders should be aware that a coveted trip to the Oval Office comes with the risk of a very public dressing down, often straying into attempts at provocation and humiliation. Wednesday's episode with South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa was a classic of its kind, with the added twist of an ambush involving dimmed lights, a lengthy video screening and stacks of news story clippings. As television cameras rolled, and after some well-tempered discussion, Trump was asked by a journalist about what it would take for him to be convinced that discredited claims of "white genocide" in South Africa are untrue. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c753rlw4430o

In an extraordinary Oval Office meeting, US President Donald Trump confronts South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with a video promoting discredited claims of a "white genocide" in South Africa. The meeting, held at the White House, turns tense after the Trump administration screens the documentary. Responding to the footage, Ramaphosa says the chants don't represent government policy. It comes just days after the US granted refugee status to 59 white South Africans, citing concerns over alleged persecution. https://www.bbc.com/news/vid eos/cgq33xl43njo