Trump Signs Executive Order Freezing Aid to South Africa

The president will also work to resettle white South African farmers and their families, labeling them as refugees.

President Donald Trump waves to members of the media before boarding Marine One at the White House on Feb. 7, 2025. Bryan Dozier/Middle East Images via AFP via Getty Images

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 7 freezing aid to South Africa, alleging discrimination against the nation’s white minority.

“The government of South Africa blatantly discriminates against ethnic minority Afrikaners,” the White House wrote in a summary of the order.