WASHINGTON - The world stood still for a few minutes as South African president Cyril Ramaphosa pulled a trump card in the White house on Wednesday. 

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While many thought it would be a bashing game or that the president would be 'bullied', he stood tall in the presence of those who accompanied him to the US to mend relations with Washington.

What happens next and where exactly do we stand with the Americans?