Economic Freedom Fighters Labels Donald Trump’s Travel Ban Racist and Xenophobic, SA Divided

• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has slammed Donald Trump's latest travel ban against numerous countries
• The President of the United States of America implemented a travel ban and restrictions against 19 countries
• South Africans were divided by the party's comments, with some saying they were just trying to stay relevant

Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism.

GAUTENG - The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has criticised Donald Trump once again.

The party and its leader, Julius Malema, has previously hit out at the President of the United States of America, most notably for his

The travel ban comes into effect on Monday, 9 June 2025, and restricts people from those countries from entering the US.

EFF accuses Trump of being racist

The Red Berets, who were unhappy with the meeting because Julius Malema’s name was mentioned in it, also took issue with some of Trump’s other comments.

Apart from the video clips of Malema, Trump also showed a video of Afrikaners gathered along a roadside with numerous crosses, which he said was a giant graveyard where farmers who were killed in South Africa were buried.

The video from the supposed mass burial site has now been identified as being part of a demonstration to raise awareness for fam killings. The numerous crosses in the video were not graves, as alleged by the US President during the meeting.

The EFF has taken offence to these false claims, bringing attention to it in a series of posts on social media. Not only did the party take issue with the video of the crosses, but they also called out the US President for other lies.

In one post on X, the EFF directly called Trump a liar, adding down with USA imperialism. The party, and particularly Malema, has often fired shots at Trump over his claims about South Africa.

What you need to know about the EFF and Trump

• Malema’s party described Trump as a KKK leader after Ebrahim Rasool was expelled from the USA.
• Malema took a swipe at the US President as he celebrated 100 days in office.
• The EFF hit back at Trump after he expressed doubts about attending the G20 Summit.
• Trump showed clips of Malema singing the Kill the Boer chant during his meeting with Ramaphosa.
• Malema responded to Trump’s calls for him to be arrested during the meeting with the South African delegation.

EFF slams Trump and Ramaphosa

Briefly News reported that the EFF were not happy with President Ramaphosa and President Trump.

The party accused the leaders of using their recent meeting to attack Julius Malema.

South Africans were amused by the party's statements, with some asking why Ramaphosa was being blamed.

Source: Briefly News