South Africa's top law enforcement official says U.S. President Donald Trump “twisted” the facts while pushing a false narrative about mass killings of white people in his country.

Trump hosted South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House amid tensions between the two nations over the U.S. resettlement of white South Africans.

South Africa's latest crime statistics debunk claims that a genocide is being committed against white people, the country's police minister has said. The widely discredited allegation was amplified by US President Donald Trump on Wednesday,