ADVERTISEMENTChild welfare is a top issue for Mrs. Trump, the mother of a 12-year-old son. Such travel has become expected of first ladies, and a similar excursion was viewed as a next step in Mrs. Trump’s evolution in one of the world’s most scrutinized roles. President Trump raised ire across Africa earlier this year after his private complaint about the continent’s “s—hole countries” was leaked to journalists. The president further roiled South Africa when he recently claimed on Twitter that the country is seizing farms and that high numbers of farmers are being killed. He pushed “send” on the tweet after watching a Fox News segment about land issues in South Africa.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 01, 2018 23:37 UTC