The president falsely claimed on social media that the South African government was confiscating farmland, echoing previous statements that the country was mistreating white people.

South Africa's rand fell on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he would cut off all federal funding to the country, while the dollar sagged after data showed the U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected last month.

Trump declared he would cut aid to South Africa over ‘rights violations’ relating to new laws giving the South African government the power to expropriate land