Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. On the Navaz is away. On the news hour tonight, a stunning

oval office confrontation over President Trump's unfounded claims of white genocide in South Africa.

A look at how the Department of Justice is focusing much of its energy on targeting perceived political

enemies.

And Judy Woodruff sits down with a former educator who's aiming to restore dignity to political

discourse.

Americans are widely in agreement on one thing, and that is that we are much too divided

to be productive, much too divided to be healthy, much too divided to be optimistic about

the future.

Welcome to the News Hour. A stunning scene unfolded in the Oval Office today as President Trump met with South Africa's president and unexpectedly played videos that Mr. Trump said proved his allegations that South Africa is committing genocide against white farmers there.

The South African delegation pushed back denying the debunked claim. Here's Nick Schifrin.

What would it take for you to be convinced that there's no white genocide in South Africa? Well, I can answer that for President.

Today, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa took a leap of faith. It will take President Trump

listening to the voices of South Africans.

Convinced he could change President Trump's mind on live TV.

It will take President Trump to listen to them.

At first, he was ambushed.

Turn the lights down and just put this on. It's right behind you.

President Trump used videos of radical South African politicians calling for racist violence.

And newspaper clips.

Death. Death. Death.

Death.

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