Trump embracing White Afrikaners while shunning non-White refugees

Trump embracing White Afrikaners while shunning non-White refugees
CNN's Anderson Cooper reports on how President Donald Trump has moved to not only admit but to expedite the processing of Afrikaners as refugees for alleged discrimination. At the same time, his administration has suspended all other refugee resettlement, including for people fleeing war and famine.
04:25 - Source: CNN
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Trump embracing White Afrikaners while shunning non-White refugees
CNN's Anderson Cooper reports on how President Donald Trump has moved to not only admit but to expedite the processing of Afrikaners as refugees for alleged discrimination. At the same time, his administration has suspended all other refugee resettlement, including for people fleeing war and famine.
04:25 - Source: CNN

Trump defends plan to accept jet from Qatar
President Trump defended a plan to accept a luxury jet from the Qatari royal family that will be retrofitted and used as Air Force One during the president’s second term. Ethics experts have raised concerns about the potential move and questioned whether accepting the plane will violate the Constitution's Emoluments Clause.
01:02 - Source: CNN

ICE arrest sparks chaos as crowd tried to intervene
A chaotic scene unfolded in Worcester, Massachusetts, as onlookers attempted to intervene in an ICE raid, leading to the additional arrest of a 16-year-old teenager and another woman who was charged with assault and battery on a police officer.
01:35 - Source: CNN

Trump's 'unprecedented' trade deal
Just days ago, a de-escalation between the US and China seemed completely impossible. CNN's Phil Mattingly explains how the two countries got to the negotiating table and what it tells us about President Donald Trump's strategy moving forward.
01:32 - Source: CNN

Newark mayor responds to critics who say arrest was a publicity stunt
Newark, New Jersey Mayor Ras Baraka joins CNN’s Kaitlan Collins to discuss his arrest at a federal immigration detention center, where he has been protesting against the ICE detention facility in his state.
01:30 - Source: CNN

Here’s what’s in the US-UK trade ‘deal’
The Trump administration announced the framework of a trade agreement with the UK. More negotiations need to take place to hammer out details, but CNN’s Vanessa Yurkevich breaks down what we do know about the deal.
01:20 - Source: CNN

Breaking down Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’
CNN’s Manu Ranju spoke with GOP representatives who say they’re divided over President Donald Trump’s proposed “big beautiful bill” that aims to cut trillions more from the federal budget and overhaul Medicaid.
02:08 - Source: CNN

Trump calls election of American pope ‘great honor’
President Donald Trump celebrated the news that Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected as Pope Leo XIV.
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‘I take responsibility’: Biden addresses Trump’s presidential win
Former President Joe Biden said he “wasn’t surprised” by Vice President Kamala Harris’s 2024 election loss and admitted his administration failed to communicate some of their achievements during an interview on “The View.”
00:55 - Source: CNN

Biden reacts to Pope Leo XIV’s election
Former President Joe Biden tell CNN’s Dana Bash that he’s pleased to see Pope Leo XIV making history as the first American pope.
00:32 - Source: CNN

First cargo ships facing 145% tariffs arrive in LA
Ships now pulling into LA's harbor from China are the first to be subject to massive tariffs. Shipments have dropped by 50%. CNN's Nick Watt is on the ground at the port of Los Angeles.
01:00 - Source: CNN

Transgender Navy veteran reacts to military ban
A transgender US Navy veteran responds to the Supreme Court’s decision that President Trump's ban on transgender troops serving in the military is effective immediately. Abby Phillip and the CNN NewsNight panel react.
01:56 - Source: CNN

Trump urges India-Pakistan attacks to ‘stop’
President Donald Trump emphasized to reporters that the US “gets along with both countries very well,” when asked about the deadly eruption of fighting between India and Pakistan.
00:27 - Source: CNN

Carney says he asked Trump to stop ‘51st State’ threats
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters following his meeting with President Trump at the White House he asked Trump to stop threatening to annex Canada. During the meeting, Carney told Trump in the Oval Office that Canada “won’t be for sale ever.”
01:04 - Source: CNN

Trump supporters on third term
Comedians Davram Stiefler and Jason Selvig regularly attend Trump rallies, speaking with the President’s supporters for their podcast, “The Good Liars Tell the Truth.” They tell CNN’s Laura Coates there was “constant forgiveness for anything” that President Trump does, including a possible third term.
01:31 - Source: CNN