On Wednesday, President Trump sharply criticized NBC News reporter Peter Alexander during an Oval Office discussion concerning the acceptance of White South African refugees in the United States.
During the initial question addressed to President Trump at his meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Alexander insinuated a racial motivation. He pressed Trump to “explain to America why it’s appropriate to welcome White Afrikaners here” instead of allowing in the millions of migrants and asylum seekers, many of whom, Alexander claimed, were violent criminals and have entered the U.S. under Biden over the past four years.
In response, Trump stated, “This is a group, NBC, that is truly fake news. They ask a lot of questions in a very pointed way. They’re not questions, they’re statements,” before elaborating on the administration’s reasons for admitting South African refugees.
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Alexander: Mr President, you’ve brought White Afrikaner refugees here. Can you explain to America why it’s appropriate to welcome White Afrikaners here when other refugees like Afghans, Venezuelans, Haitians have all had their protective status revoked?
Trump: This is a group, NBC, that is truly fake news. They ask a lot of questions in a very pointed way. They’re not questions, they’re statements. We’ve had tremendous complaints about Africa, about other countries, too, from people. They say theres a lot of bad things going on in Africa. When you say we don’t take others, all you have to do is take a look at the southern border. We let 20 million people come through our border, totally unchecked, totally unvetter. They came from all over the world. In many cases they’re criminals, they come from prisons, they come from mental institutions, they come from street gangs, they’re drug dealers.
So, don’t say we didn’t take them. We take them, we’re trying to get them out as fast as we can, and we’re doing record business on that. We just won a big case; we’re allowed to send back hundreds of criminals to Venezuela. Just won that today in the Supreme Court, I’m happy to hear. But, we do have– a lot of people are very concerned with regard to South Africa, and that’s really the purpose of the meeting. We will see how that turns out. But we have many people that feel they’re being persecuted, and they’re coming to the United States.
So we take from many locations if we feel there’s persecution or genocide going on. And we have a lot of people. I must tell you, Mr. President, we have had a tremendous amount of people, especially since they’ve seen this. Generally, they’re White farmers, and they’re fleeing South Africa, and it’s a very sad thing to see. But, I hope we can have an explanation of that because I know you don’t want that. And it’s kind of a different meeting. Normally we have meetings, we talk about trade, and we’ll be talking about trade and other things, but that certainly will be a subject that comes up.
Following this, President Trump also reprimanded the NBC journalist after another inquiry regarding a Qatari jet. This question was raised moments after Trump had shown a video to the press and the South African President, highlighting Africans demanding the genocide of White Afrikaners, in response to a denial of such events.
“It’s NBC trying to get off the subject of what you just saw,” Trump remarked, then demanded an investigation into NBC and its parent company Comcast, specifically CEO Brian Roberts.
Trump: What are you talking about? You know, you ought to get out of here. What does this have to do with the Qatari jet? They’re giving the United States Air Force a jet, and it’s a great thing. We’re talking about a lot of other things, and it’s NBC trying to get off the subject of what you just saw. You are a real– you know, you are a terrible reporter. Number one, you don’t have what it takes to be a reporter. You’re not smart enough.
But for you to go into a subject about a jet that was given to the United States Air Force, which was a very nice thing; they also gave $5.1 trillion worth of investment in addition to the jet. You ought to go back to your studio because Brian Roberts and the people that run that place, they ought to be investigated. They are so terrible, the way you run that network, and you’re a disgrace. No more questions from you…
His name is Peter something. He is a terrible reporter. Quiet, quiet, quiet!
