Former US president Donald Trump has not backed South Africa’s uMkhonto weSizwe Party

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The uMkhonto weSizwe Party has attracted much attention since it entered the South African political arena in September 2023. But a video of former US president Donald Trump encouraging South Africans to vote for the new kid on the block is fake.

Has former US president Donald Trump endorsed uMkhonto weSizwe, South Africa’s newest political party? A low-res video circulating on social media since early March 2024 suggests that he has.'Greetings, all South Africans. My name is president Donald Trump. I urge all South Africans to vote for uMkhonto weSizwe May 29. The African National Congress of Cyril Ramaphosa has failed all South Africans. With this new backed party by president Jacob Zuma, all South Africans will matter.

On March 26, the ANC lost a court bid to have the electoral commission’s registration of MKP declared invalid. The two parties are currently in another legal battle over who owns the uMkhonto weSizwe name and logo. The angle of Trump’s face, as well as his tie and the flag pin on his jacket, are the same. The background shows the same presidential flag of the US.It was probably created by Parrot AI, which sells itself as a 'celebrity voice generator'.

 

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