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Nevilledog

(54,364 posts)
Wed May 14, 2025, 05:56 PM May 14

One of Trump's Afrikaner "Refugees" Is Quite the Antisemite

https://newrepublic.com/post/195267/trump-afrikaner-refugee-south-africa-antisemite

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The Trump administration’s new policy of denying immigration benefits to people expressing antisemitic views apparently doesn’t apply to white South Africans.

One of the Afrikaner “refugees” who has taken up President Trump’s offer for white South Africans to immigrate to the United States to flee a nonexistent genocide has a history of posting antisemitic content on social media. Charl Kleinhaus, who claims to be a former farmer, has called Jewish people “untrustworthy” and “dangerous.”

Kleinhaus also responded to a post on X about clashes in Jerusalem between Palestinians and Israelis with a link to a video and the caption “Jews spitting on Christians!” But if one were to think that Kleinhaus opposes Israel, that would be a mistake. After Hamas’s October 7 attacks on Israel, he made several posts praising the country and offering it his total support.

Kleinhaus’s claims to be a farmer are also suspect, as his X account mentions his ownership of a granite mine, which he put up for sale last month. The Bulwark points out that Kleinhaus’s X profile is otherwise full of pro-Christian, pro-Trump, and pro-MAGA content.

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One of Trump's Afrikaner "Refugees" Is Quite the Antisemite (Original Post) Nevilledog May 14 OP
And Drumph's anti-Semitic task force will be right on this for sure. jls4561 May 14 #1
All of these people RJ-MacReady May 14 #2
I wish I could rec this 10 times nt SADAR May 14 #3
I'm shocked, SHOCKED! Well... not that shocked. Initech May 14 #4
But, but...weren't a lot of college students rounded up because they were antisemitic?? tanyev May 14 #5

RJ-MacReady

(564 posts)
2. All of these people
Wed May 14, 2025, 06:06 PM
May 14

Need to be made to feel unwelcome uncomfortable and shown absolute disrespect.

tanyev

(46,453 posts)
5. But, but...weren't a lot of college students rounded up because they were antisemitic??
Wed May 14, 2025, 06:30 PM
May 14

😒

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