Motsepe to Trump: "Africa loves you"
Opinions have exploded on social media over a remark by South African business tycoon Patrice Motsepe at a dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump.
Before the meal, at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday, the African Rainbow Minerals CEO is seen on video telling Trump, "Africa loves you".
"We do business in 50 countries, I had the honour of being one of the 100 greatest business minds - Forbes -, and it was a great honour to be with you," he gushes.
"And all we wanted to say is that Africa loves America, Africa loves you. And it's very, very important we want America to do well, we want you to do well. And the success of America is the success of the rest of the world."
He continues, "We are in mining, financial services, property, real estate, technologies very diversified. It's a great honour to be here."
WATCH:
Africa loves Donald Trump according to Patrice Motsepe #BabesMampintsha #ThursdayMotivation #etvScandal #Uyajola99 #djzinhle #Mampintsha #thursdaymorning #GRAMMYs #CoronavirusOutbreak @_AfricanSoil @AdvoBarryRoux pic.twitter.com/D0U7rpTjmm
— Ndisha Makhari (@ndisha) January 23, 2020
His comment has been met with public outcry.
What Motsepe did was uncalled for; you can't go anywhere in the world and speak on half of an entire continent. Every country has its own President & international relations representatives that can speak for themselves
— Sphithiphithi Evaluator (@_AfricanSoil) January 24, 2020
His utterances are dangerous and very irresponsible pic.twitter.com/wHTyPJirg6
Black South Africans who became Billionaires post 1994, did it at the expense of the Rest of South Africans! Basically sold out! Now they want to extend the nonsense to the rest of the continent! Patrice Motsepe DOES NOT speak on behalf of Africans. Motsepe LIED! #PatriceMotsepe
— African (@ali_naka) January 24, 2020
Aowa Patrice Motsepe who send to go tell @realDonaldTrump that Afrika love him? Which Afrika? Please papa count me out if your sibara send you to say this he is completely lost Afrika does not love killers pic.twitter.com/fN1LQ2uaoV
— BlackCulture (@BlackCulture_HM) January 24, 2020
Who died & appointed Patrice Motsepe Africa’s spokesman? Someone should remind him that he’s only the National Brother-In-Law. #PatriceMotsepe #DonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/csZQ9gbTju
— Man’s NOT Barry Roux (@AdvoBarryRoux) January 24, 2020
However, some assume it's a strategic move.
So did folks think Patrice Motsepe and Cyril Ramaphosa became billionaires in South Africa by telling racists the truth? 🤣
— Sharné Zoë (@Zoe_SZi) January 24, 2020
Whilst Ramaphosa is busy burning bridges with America, Motsepe is trying to mend them.
— Patriot 🇿🇦(Making South Africa Great Again!) (@landback_) January 24, 2020
Our economy on its knees as it is. We need more investment from US to rebuild our economy.
This is good diplomacy.
Only those with no economics intelligence will condemn it!#PatriceMotsepe pic.twitter.com/Zny0kfdcbi
These videos of Patrice Motsepe with Donald Trump..kinda looks like he's agreeing to everything, playing dumb..Patrice is playing chess not checkers..🤔 pic.twitter.com/9MFMSQlwhU
— Chimotofu🇿🇦 (@Tonympetsheni) January 24, 2020
Patrice Motsepe is very intelligent and knows why he said what he said as a business man so liberals and commi bandits must just sit down pic.twitter.com/zaB7aWasu0
— Aah!! Jola 🇿🇦 (@CirocDavid) January 24, 2020
