The recent welcoming of Afrikaner refugees is the latest chapter in a history of U.S. support for white South Africans.

Ramaphosa pushed for the high-stakes meeting with Trump in an attempt to salvage ties the United States, which have hit their lowest point since the end of the racist apartheid system in 1994.

Topping the agenda at President Trump's meeting with South Africa's president is the new US refugee policy welcoming white Afrikaner farmers who the Trump administration claims are persecuted.