{"id":236901,"date":"2026-06-20T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-fabricated-quote-used-to-claim-trump-warned-kenyan-president-ruto-over-oppressing-kenyans-at-g7-summit\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T14:35:07","slug":"kenya-fabricated-quote-used-to-claim-trump-warned-kenyan-president-ruto-over-oppressing-kenyans-at-g7-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/east-africa\/kenya\/kenya-fabricated-quote-used-to-claim-trump-warned-kenyan-president-ruto-over-oppressing-kenyans-at-g7-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya: Fabricated Quote Used to Claim Trump Warned Kenyan President Ruto Over &#8216;Oppressing Kenyans&#8217; At G7 Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"16\"><em>Fabricated quote used to claim Trump warned Kenyan president Ruto over &#8216;oppressing Kenyans&#8217; at G7 summit<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"30\"><strong>IN SHORT:<\/strong> Graphics have circulated widely in Kenya, with the claim that US president Donald Trump warned president William Ruto of arrest for oppressing Kenyans. But this quote is fabricated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"18\">Several graphics, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1315877467403343&amp;set=a.394196972904735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">attributing<\/a> a controversial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1049751024689458&amp;set=a.700020519662512\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">quote<\/a> to US president Donald Trump, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=122162625878819939&amp;set=a.122152988642819939\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">circulating<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1333285468997728&amp;set=a.394902532836031\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> in Kenya.<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n  <span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><br \/>\nFollow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaIdDi8Bqbr263erhw1K\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WhatsApp<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/allafrica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> for the latest headlines<br \/>\n  <\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"story-body-text\" data-para-word-count=\"21\">The graphics <a...<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/202606190397.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more on AllAfrica.com<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 East Africa <a title=\"Kenya\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/east-africa\/kenya\/\">Kenya<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabricated quote used to claim Trump warned Kenyan president Ruto over &#8216;oppressing Kenyans&#8217; at G7 summit IN SHORT: Graphics have circulated widely in Kenya, with the claim that US president Donald Trump warned president William Ruto of arrest for oppressing Kenyans. But this quote is fabricated. 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