US politics live: Nation in talks to join Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system

A new nation is involved in “high level” talks about joining Donald Trump’s billion-dollar ‘Golden Dome’ system.

Welcome to our live coverage of US politics.

Donald Trump has ambushed South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in a tense Oval Office meeting, playing him videos he claims proves genocide is being committed against white South Africans.

The US President also held up what he claimed to be news articles backing his claims.

Mr Ramaphosa appeared surprised by the stunt and insisted the comments in the videos were “not government policy”.

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has formally accepted a luxury jet gifted by Qatar to use as a temporary Air Force One despite security warnings and accusations of bribery.

Originally published as US politics live: Nation in talks to join Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence system