Donald Trump Plans Gift Bags for White South African Refugees

The Trump administration is preparing welcome gift bags for a group of white South African Afrikaners who will be admitted to the United States under a whites‑only refugee program. The bags are reported to include an Android tablet, an American flag, copies of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, material from the conservative media outlet PragerU, and a report commissioned by Trump’s 1776 Commission. The plan is intended to promote a particular view of American history and to counter what officials describe as a “white genocide” narrative in South Africa. According to New York Times documents, the gift‑bag program is still being finalized, its cost has not been disclosed, and it is unusual for the government to provide such items to refugees. The initiative contrasts with the administration’s broader restrictions on refugees fleeing war and persecution.