The recent confrontational meeting between Donald Trump and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has led world leaders to reconsider the implications of being invited to the White House, viewing it increasingly as a political ambush rather than a diplomatic honor.
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    World leaders are rethinking White House visits after Trump’s confrontational tactics turned diplomatic meetings into political ambushes. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was blindsided by Trump pushing debunked far-right claims about “White farmer genocide,” complete with a dramatic, lights-dimmed slideshow of sensationalized headlines.

    The pattern mirrors Zelensky’s tense Oval Office grilling earlier this year, because of this repeated intimidation a White House invitation now carries reputational risk.

    I know this one doesn’t say a lot that the headline doesn’t but I’m still putting it here to save people the trouble of reading the article.