Trump to Suspend Funding to South Africa Over Land Expropriation

The controversial expropriation law aims to address racial disparities in land ownership.

U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters from the Resolute Desk at the White House in Washington, DC. on Jan. 30, 2025 Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Feb. 2 that he would suspend future U.S. funding to South Africa in response to the country’s new controversial expropriation law, which allows land seizures by the state.

In a Truth Social post, Trump accused South Africa of seizing land and “treating certain classes of people very badly.”