Mr Ramaphosa kept his cool. But the episode underlined Donald Trump’s warped views of South Africa—and how hard it will be to change them. The Trump administration has cut aid to Africa’s largest economy and seems set to cancel the preferential trade terms enjoyed by South Africa (and many other countries in the continent).

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will meet with President Donald Trump Wednesday to talk about relations, both trade and diplomatic.

The US has formally accepted a luxury jet that Qatar offered as a gift to President Donald Trump to use as his new Air Force One plane. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accepted the Boeing 747 worth an estimated $200million, and the Air Force has been asked to quickly upgrade it to securely carry Trump.