The ANC has lashed out at US President, Donald Trump, after it was reported that he made disparaging remarks about Nelson Mandela and his ability to successfully run a country.
According to the American newspaper, Cohen wrote that following Mandela's death in 2013, Trump said:"Mandela f---ed the whole country up. Now it's a s---hole. F--- Mandela. He was no leader."
Firing back at Trump, the ANC said all freedom-loving people of the world are appalled by these insults which come from a person who, himself, is not a model of competent leadership. The party added that Trump is a divisive, misogynistic and disrespectful person ever to occupy the office of the President.
“He forged a strong friendship with President Bill Clinton, interacted with political leaders across the political spectrum and never let go of his principles for pragmatic short term goals,” the ANC said in a statement. “The ANC is confident that President Mandela would have reached out to Donald Trump to teach him to understand the complex challenges of the developing world and shown him the wisdom to lift the blockade against Cuba.
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