CNN host and “60 Minutes” correspondent Anderson Cooper visited South Africa to investigate President Donald Trump’s claim of genocide and ultimately reported that the killings of white residents were symptoms of rampant crime.
Cooper’s investigation, aired as a 15-minute segment on “60 Minutes” on Feb. 22, prioritized diminishing Trump’s hyperbolic claims while missing multiple human rights allegations. Cooper said he visited South Africa’s farms “because of what President Trump said last May about the murders of South African farmers” and ultimately reported that the country faces rampant crime with farmers becoming targets of opportunity. However, multiple South Africans told the Daily Caller that targeted attacks against white residents have been a serious issue.
In a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Trump accused him of being complicit in the “genocide” of white farmers, an allegation the president denied. Trump showed the president a video of Julius Malema, the leader of a communist, black nationalist political party, chanting, “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer,” at a March 2025 rally attended by thousands.
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