The Economic Freedom Fighters EFF has called for the removal of United States US President Donald Trump from office, saying his presidency is a danger to humanity.
The party made the call in a statement on Monday 4 August in response to the new US trade tariffs on scores of countries across the world, including South Africa.
A 30 percent tariff will apply on South Africas exports to the US from Friday, 8 August 2025, posing a major risk to thousands of local jobs and dimming economic prospects.
Help Americans remove Trump, EFF saysThe EFF described Trump as an unstable and illiterate imperialist whose misuse of economic power threatens both the capitalist and socialist world order.
His reckless and irrational tariff regime is rooted in a misguided understanding of global trade and is designed to impose American dominance by destabilising weaker economies, it added.
He represents a serious threat to global economic stability and the sovereignty of nations in the Global South.
The party called on all progressive forces around the world to unite and support efforts to remove him from office.
The world has suffered under his strong-arm tactics for too long, and just as the US has imposed regime change globally, it is now time to assist the people of the US in unseating their own dictator, it said.
Criticism of government responseAt a media briefing earlier on Monday, Trade, Industry and Competition Minister, Parks Tau, and International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Ronald Lamola, said South Africa will continue to negotiate with the US for a mutually beneficial trade deal .
They also announced an economic response package for affected exporters, including the establishment of an Export Support Desk. The government will also intensify efforts to diversify export markets, they added.