Overview
- At his Senate confirmation hearing, Brent Bozell III said he would push South Africa to end its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice and urge pressure on the ICC prosecutor to halt related actions.
- He pledged to challenge what he called Pretoria’s strategic shift toward Russia, China and Iran, while promoting U.S. business ties, a critical-minerals partnership, and opposition to expropriation without compensation.
- Bozell said he would advance President Trump’s invitation to Afrikaners seeking to leave South Africa over alleged discrimination, with multiple reports saying roughly 7,000 Afrikaners could be admitted from a total U.S. refugee cap near 7,500 this year.
- Pressed by Democrats, he refused to state whether he agreed with Trump’s 'genocide' claim about South Africa or to disavow race-based refugee or voting policies, saying he would execute the president’s agenda.
- Coverage notes Bozell is a conservative media figure with no diplomatic experience, and his likely confirmation is reported as a potential new source of friction in an already difficult bilateral relationship.