Trump leaves Obama out in the cold in SA [View all]
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Source: The Citizen - South Africa
'Instructions by Washington' were that no assistance other than security be given to the former US president - a break from diplomatic tradition.
The Mandela 100 commemoration became a mini battlefield in the ongoing US political war this week, as the Trump administration ordered that Barack Obama not be given any assistance other than security arrangements by the American embassy in South Africa. The high-profile visit by the former president was mainly arranged and coordinated by the Nelson Mandela and Obama foundations, with no assistance from the US embassy in Pretoria - a break from the diplomatic tradition of offering support to any visiting American leader.
None of the US embassy staff had to play any role due to "instructions by Washington" that Obama should not be provided any assistance, according to a highly placed source. In the past, the US embassy has always provided full support to any visiting American leader regardless of party affiliation.
Asked for comment, respected Wits University international relations visiting professor John Stremlau said US President Donald Trump had "a penchant for pettiness and strange fixation with denigrating and dismissing virtually all actions by his predecessor".
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Caller on Joe Madison mentioned this and now being discussed. This is from a daily newspaper that covers Gauteng Province of S.A. that includes Johannesburg and Pretoria.
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