Afrikaner Granted Refugee Status by Trump Is Linked to Antisemitic Posts [View all]
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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