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WASHINGTON, DC – DECEMBER 9, 2013: Then-US Vice President Joe Biden visits a monument to former South African President Nelson Mandela in front of the South African embassy on December 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. Then US President Barack Obama left Washington earlier to fly to a Mandela memorial service. (Photo by Win McNamee / Getty Images)
President Cyril Ramaphosa took to Twitter to congratulate Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. “We congratulate President-elect @JoeBiden and Vice President @KamalaHarris and the American people on their election. We look forward to working with you and deepening our ties of friendship and cooperation, ”the tweet read. The ANC had not issued a statement.
When Americans went to the polls on November 3, the leader of the African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP), Kenneth Meshoe posted a tweet offering prayers to Donald Trump. “I pray for Pres Trump for his support of the natural family, respect for human life, love for his country, protection of religious rights and opposition to a global plan called the Great Reset. The right to own property is a God-given right that the elite must not usurp, ”he wrote. The ACDP has not issued a formal statement on the outcome of the US elections.
The tweet (supported by Steve Hofmeyr) was met with backlash. Constitutional law scholar Pierre De Vos retweeted the post with an article on how Covid-19 can “damage the brain.” Meshoe tested positive for Covid-19 earlier this year after attending a massive religious gathering in the Free State in March.
The Economic Freedom Fighters, on the other hand, launched blows against the United States government. “Heads of government around the world have been shamelessly assassinated and captured by successive presidents of (the) United States,” the party wrote in a statement.
Known dictators Manuel Noriega of Panama, Saddam Hussein of Iraq and Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi from Libya were named.
The EFF felt that black Americans would remain marginalized despite Biden’s victory over Trump. “These elections are not a turning point in the lives of black Americans, as they will continue to be on the periphery and will not matter.” Black women voters were considered key to Biden’s victory.
The party promised to keep a close watch on the superpower. DM
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