Like any smart visitor to the Trump White House, the South African president brought a carefully considered gift and soothing words. But then he made an unorthodox move, and so began the ambush.

President Trump welcomed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to the White House Wednesday, as tension between the two nations has ramped up since Trump returned to the Oval Office. Ramaphosa is seeking to soften relations after Trump accused the South African government of being racist toward white Afrikaners,

US President Donald Trump has confronted his South African counterpart during a meeting at the White House. Mr Trump mounted an ambush against South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, playing a montage of clips and images showing rhetoric against white Afrikaners.