President Donald Trump meets South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday recalled his recent, chaotic sit-down with Donald Trump in the Oval Office, making light of an extraordinary moment in which the US president promoted baseless conspiracy theories about his country’s treatment of white farmers.

As soon as Ramaphosa was about to begin speaking at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium in Cape Town, the lights were dimmed, echoing a now-viral part of his meeting with Trump.

“When I came in, I saw the room going a bit dark,” he said. “They darkened the room. And for a moment I wondered, ‘What is this! It’s happening to me again!’”

While their White House meeting last week started on a good note with Trump saying it was a “great honour” to host Ramaphosa in Washington, shortly after,........

© HuffPost