Trump to cut off funding for South Africa

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump walks as he departs the White House, in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday, without citing evidence, that "certain classes of people" in South Africa were being treated "very badly" and that he would cut off funding for the country until the matter is investigated.

"South Africa is confiscating land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY," Trump said in a Truth Social post.