"What we're going to do here this morning is truly historic, and it will make all the difference in the daily lives of hard working Americans," Johnson said on the floor before the vote.
"There is no genocide in South Africa... There is crime in South Africa like in other countries and this crime affects many people, " he told the BBC's Newshour programme.Nyhontso applauded Ramaphosa for keeping his composure, rather than firing back at Trump when he ambushed him, with guns blazing.
Some also commended the South African president for his tactics - bringing along famous Afrikaner golfers to the meeting to defuse tensions.When invited to talk, Ernie Els took out his South African passport to prove his patriotism - and spoke of his respect for Mandela after he managed to unite the country at the end of apartheid - but said he wanted to see South Africa flourish with America's help.Retief Goosen perhaps added more fuel to the fire, speaking of how difficult it was for his brother to farm outside the northern town of Polokwane - explaining how he faced a "constant battle" with people trying to "burn the farm down and to chase you away".
Though he ended by saying that despite their fear of crime, "the guys live a great life, despite what's going on".Billionaire businessman Johann Rupert, also an Afrikaner, pointed out that the highest murder rate in South Africa was in the townships of Cape Town, where most residents are black or coloured - as mixed-race people are known in South Africa - and are at the mercy of violent gangs.
While Zingiswa Losi, president of South Africa's largest trade union, told Trump about the devastating situation in rural areas "where the black majority are".
"You will see women, elderly, being raped, being killed, being murdered," she said.The party's success has also tempered a trend of voters abandoning the two major parties, which was the big story of the last election in 2022.
Labor is on track to finish with 86 seats, the Coalition about 40, and the Greens Party with one or two, according to projections by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). Other minor parties and independents are ahead in nine seats.That represents an increase of nine for Labor and a significant drop in support for the Greens. However most "teal" independents have been returned in their more conservative, inner-city electorates.
It's a remarkable turnaround from the start of the year, when polling put Albanese's popularity at record lows after three years of global economic pain, tense national debate, and growing government dissatisfaction.In his Saturday night victory speech, Albanese addressed some of the election's key issues, which also included migration, climate change and energy.