Gayton McKenzie Faces Backlash for Meeting With AfriForum, South Africans Label Him a Traitor
- Gayton McKenzie has been criticised for meeting with AfriForum and Solidariteit
- AfriForum is in hot water with many over its decision to engage with the United States of America
- South Africans called the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture a sell-out for meeting with AfriForum
Source: Twitter
South Africans are not happy with Gayton McKenzie at the moment.
The Patriotic Alliance has been criticised over his decision to meet with representatives from AfriForum and Solidariteit.
AfriForum has been labelled as traitors by many over its decision to engage with the United States of America about the supposed problems in the country.
McKenzie meets with AfriForum
The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture had people talking when social media posts showed him meeting with AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel.
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During a broadcast on X, McKenzie added that he was meeting with the civil rights organisation as the president of the Patriotic Alliance (PA).
He explained that it was important to put egos aside and just engage with one another.
In his post on X, Kriel explained that they had a constructive discussion about AfriForum and Solidariteit’s upcoming visit to the United States.
The organisation also explained to McKenzie about the friendships they were forging with traditional leaders and rural communities.
“AfriForum will accelerate these projects to promote healthy relationships, mutual recognition, and respect while continuing to unapologetically fight for a place under the sun for Afrikaners at the southern tip of Africa as well as the interests of South Africa and all its people,” Kriel said in his post.
You can view the full post HERE.
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What you need to know about AfriForum and Trump
- South Africans have accused AfriForum of treason after the organisation supported Donald Trump's claims
- The MK Party had opened a case of treason against lobby group Afriforum at the Cape Town Central Police Station
- Lobby group Afriforum said that Afrikaners were not going anywhere following Donald Trump's Executive Order
- Lobby group AfriForum dismissed the official opposition MK Party's treason case against them
South Africans turn on McKenzie
The post of McKenzie together with Kriel drew a lot of criticism from social media users as they felt that he had sold out. ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba also had his say about the meeting.
@Emma_Tsebe said:
“Gayton isn’t coming back. The party must die, nje.”
@Lebza24 added:
“Gayton had no business associating himself with people that are spreading lies about our country.”
@mafiwa2 stated:
“Gayton will do anything for money. That's the nature of a criminal.”
@iamRTI said:
“All I see is a bunch of sellouts.”
@Gama_Mbokane noted:
“Gayton is a traitor guys. Nothing surprising here.”
@Ma_LoJ said:
“This should be Gayton's first and last time in our parliament.”
@MakaBotha added:
“Gayton must just resign. He's disrespectful.”
McKenzie and Mashaba roast each other online
Briefly News reported that the the minister and ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba got into a heated debate on X.
The disagreement stemmed from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio's decision to withdraw from the G20 Summit.
McKenzie wanted the government to fix relations with the US, while Mashaba slammed the US's decision to pull out of the G20.
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Source: Briefly News
