Exclusive: Trump envoy blasts South Africa over hateful kill' chant, says country is drifting toward US foes

JOHANNESBURG: The U.S.ambassador to South Africa has hit out at the country’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, telling Fox News Digital, "You've got a president of South Africa who refuses to condemn an incitement to kill." Ambassador L.

Brent Bozell III was responding strongly, in an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, to being summoned this past week to South Africa’s foreign ministry and criticized for ‘undiplomatic conduct." This is the third time the ambassador has received a démarche — a diplomatic rebuke — from Pretoria in the nine months since he arrived here.The ambassador has been slammed by South Africa for relaying President Trump’s condemnation of South African policies and statements.

Bozell is a former Fox News contributor and founder of the largest conservative media watchdog, the Media Research Center.TRUMP ADMIN IMPOSES NEW VISA RESTRICTIONS OVER ALLEGED RACIAL DISCRIMINATION, LAND SEIZURES IN SOUTH AFRICAThe Peaceful Boere march from the Castle of Cape Town to Parliament attended by over 300 individuals to pay tribute to murdered farmers on October 25, 2020 in Cape Town, South Africa.According to media reports, a monument was erected in Paarl in remembrance of those killed on farms.

(Brenton Geach/Gallo Images via Getty Images)He has repeatedly pushed for issues brought up by President Trump in a testy confrontation in the Oval Office with South Africa’s President Ramaphosa 16 months ago to be addressed.Among other points, these include alleged race-based discrimination, allegations of murder and torture of farmers, plans for uncompensated land seizures and the incitement of violence against minority groups.The ambassador said three of the five specific ‘asks’ the Trump administration wants have been ignored by South Africa.High up the list of ‘asks’ is President Trump’s demand that President Ramaphosa stops people in South Africa from shouting "Kill the Boer! Kill the farmer!" A Boer is a white man, according t...