“Within white supremacy, there’s this idea of dispossession, that you are being dispossessed of your goods, your opportunities, perhaps your land,” Ms. Beirich added. Let’s hope this is followed with action.”Kallie Kriel, the chief executive of AfriForum, South Africa’s main advocacy group for Afrikaners, said that Mr. Trump’s comment had been a “huge step forward” for his organization. (Afrikaners are the white settlers of South Africa, usually of Dutch or Huguenot ancestries. Boer is sometimes used as a term for Afrikaners, typically in a specific political context.) During the trip, Ernst Roets, the group’s deputy chief executive, appeared on “Tucker Carlson Tonight” on Fox — a staple of Mr. Trump’s cable news diet.

Source: New York Times August 24, 2018 01:35 UTC