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Watch – Here's what these anti-South African US politicians have in common

A handful of politicians in the US Congress have been most vocal about pushing for South Africa to be sanctioned by the Trump administration. When you dig a little deeper, you’ll find most of them have something in common: the source of their funding. Daily Maverick's Rebecca Davis explains.
Watch – Here's what these anti-South African US politicians have in common

https://youtu.be/rgtv1DXjWNw

Reporting by: Rebecca Davis
Produced by: Emilie Gambade
Edited by: Malibongwe Tyilo
Filmed by: Bernard Kotze
Sub-edited by: Ian Wolstenholme

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Comments (3)

Arnold O Managra Apr 20, 2025, 10:58 PM

Wait, Rebecca, this is not exactly what is meant by "look for the money". You're correct, and nice snooping, but the amounts quoted (hundreds of thousands of dollars) are almost immaterial. Senators deal in multi-billion dollar public funding. Kamala Harris had 7 billion dollars at her disposal. South Africa definitely is a gangster state. It definitely is not the fault of the Jews? What is your ultimate goal here?

kanusukha0@gmail.com Apr 18, 2025, 01:34 PM

Forgot to add that while all 4 are Republican, the Democrats just do a 'better' job of 'hiding' their fault lines of supremacy. Show me one Democrat that does not subscribe to the notion of America being "great", with a capital G ! All on the back of a well known genocide of the indigenous population. Remember Britain was also once 'great' .. not too long ago.

kanusukha0@gmail.com Apr 18, 2025, 01:24 PM

Rebecca. Maybe it is the need to observe a 'scientific' method that led you to this not so exotic discovery. Given my healthy scepticism for such rigour, it seems at face value at least, they are all pale and male . Also given my failing eyesight, at least two (maybe 3) of them have blue/green eyes ? At another level (psychological?) they are all afflicted by what some would call a 'superiority' or supremacist syndrome . They are also appalled if not terrified by what Musk calls the 'genocide' of the white 'race', which in reality is a greying (pigmentally - unlike the orange Trump hue) of the population. Not sure how Vance's offspring or that of Nikki Haley etc. are going to 'deal' with the issue. But, thanks for the incontrovertible science nevertheless !