In a population of more than 60 million people, about 4.6 million are White, South Africa’s latest census found in 2022. About 2.7 million spoke Afrikaans as their first language.

As South Africa continues to grapple with land reform, inequality, and racial tensions, the ongoing debate over “Kill the Boer” reflects the deeper struggle to balance freedom of expression ...

It Didn’t. During a meeting with South Africa’s president, President Trump played the video as evidence of racial persecution. A Times analysis found he misrepresented the contents of the video.

A version of this article appears in print on May 24, 2025, Section A, Page 7 of the New York edition with the headline: Photo Trump Showed of ‘Genocide’ in South Africa Was From Congo War.