Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans by Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria Barry-Jester November 5, 2026, 6:00 am (++)

Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans The new award, the administration’s latest show of support for the Afrikaner cause, comes after it cut human rights funding to nations in crisis. One former diplomat called the move “offensive.” by Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria Barry-Jester November 5, 2026, 6:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/afriforum-grant-trump-white-south-africans Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance. https://www.propublica.org/article/human-rights-aid-right-wing-causes by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Sharon Lerner July 17, 2026, 5:45 pm