Will Malema stop chanting ‘Kill the Boer’?
Malema says he has no safety concerns despite Trump questioning why he hasn’t been arrested for chanting ‘Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer’.
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema says he will never let United States President Donald Trump intimidate him and vows to keep chanting ‘Kill the Boer.’
Malema spoke to party members at Ward 16, Koppies in Free State on Sunday, 25 May, ahead of the by-election scheduled for Wednesday, 28 May.
Julius Malema and EFF leaders chant “Kill the Boer” song
Last week, during his meeting with President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House, Trump played videos of Malema chanting Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer and questioned why he hadn’t been arrested.
In response, Malema accused Ramaphosa of failing to defend South Africa and its Constitution.
In March, the Constitutional Court dismissed lobby group AfriForum’s leave to appeal the Supreme Court of Appeal’s decision which ruled that the Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer chant does not constitute hate speech.
During his address on Sunday, Malema said he will never be intimidated by America nor Donald Trump.
“They were speaking about me in that meeting at [the] White House, if they were not gossiping about me they should’ve called me into that meeting I would’ve answered everything that Donald Trump wanted from us,” he said
Moreover, the EFF leader said had he been part of the meeting he would’ve confronted Trump with facts. He then closed his address by repeating the chant.
WORRIED ABOUT HIS SAFETY
After delivering his address, Malema told journalists he fears for his safety after Donald Trump questioned why authorities hadn’t arrested him. He said Trump’s remarks implied he should be killed, but added he isn’t afraid because facing death is part of being a politician.
“I am not fearful as a revolutionary; part of being killed is one of those honours you must wear with pride. But I am not going to be reckless. When he says to Ramaphosa, ‘Why are you not arresting this man?’ He is simply saying, ‘Why are you not killing this man?’ because this man wants to kill white people.
“That is what he believes, and imperialism, especially from the USA, makes such remarks, meaning something different. If you remember how they killed Gadhafi, they said no-fly zone in Libya, and that meant Gadhafi was going to be killed, so we know imperialism kills,” he said.