Ben Meiselas (host)

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The MeidasTouch Podcast · Trump Ambassador Picks Collapse Under Cross-Exam at Hearing · 26 Oct 2025 podcast

that you will not share your views, not only on whether we should have a refugee admissions process that is race-based, but you won't share your personal views on whether we should reimpose discriminatory treatment against black Americans.

That is absolutely relevant to your qualifications to serve and your refusal to answer it, I hope, is something that every member of this committee will think about.

Then you had Democratic Senator Van Hollen.

Let me show you his cross-examination of Boesel.

Play this clip.

President Trump made the legally and morally absurd claim that the government of South Africa was engaged in genocide against Afrikaners there.

And if confirmed, you, of course, would be our ambassador to South Africa.

So I have a pretty straightforward question.

Do you agree that that claim was absurd?

Thank you, Senator, for that question.

My answer to you is this.

If you were to talk to those people who are involved,

They fear Mr. Bezell.

I'm sorry.

Genocide is a legally defined issue.

No, no, no, no.

It's not a question of someone's impression.

It's that there's a legal definition for it.

To your knowledge, is the State Department legal advisor concluded that the government of South Africa is engaged in genocide?

Senator, I don't know that answer, but what are you sure?

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