Overview
- McKenzie said his praise for President Donald Trump and ICE reflects his role as Patriotic Alliance leader, not his position as Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture.
- He reiterated the PA’s hardline platform, including mass deportations of undocumented immigrants and reinforced border controls.
- He stressed that immigration and foreign policy fall outside his portfolio and that he has respected Cabinet discipline by not speaking for the government on those issues.
- Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya affirmed that McKenzie’s remarks should be viewed as those of a party leader, not a minister.
- He said he remains focused on his ministerial duties within the Government of National Unity and expressed full confidence in President Cyril Ramaphosa and the GNU.