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RandySF

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Thu May 15, 2025, 01:25 PM May 15

Afrikaner Granted Refugee Status by Trump Is Linked to Antisemitic Posts

In April 2023, the X user @charlkleinhaus wrote in a now-deleted post that Jews were “untrustworthy” and “a dangerous group” and that “they are not Gods chosen.”

Mr. Kleinhaus distanced himself from those comments in a statement on Wednesday evening. He said he had written the post in error while he was taking medication for a kidney stone.

“I come from Jewish descendants, and I have huge respect for them,” he added.

The account has also shared posts praising President Trump and calling for the beating of a U.S. citizen, and shared a mix of mostly pro- and some anti-Israel posts.

In October 2023, the account shared a video of Christian worshipers clashing with Israeli police that had been posted on a Facebook account called “Israel is a terrorist state.” The X user @charlkleinhaus captioned the video “Jews attacking Christians!”



https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/14/us/politics/trump-afrikaner-refugee-antisemitism.html

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