Donald Trump has announced that no American representatives will arrive at the G20 in South Africa. He criticized the alleged violation of human rights against Africans in South Africa.
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that no US officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa. This was reported by the AFP agency on Saturday, according to which Trump revived once again refuted claims about the systematic “killing and massacre” of white Africans in South Africa. The South African government has repeatedly denied the allegations.
- Donald Trump announced the non-participation of the USA at the G20 summit in South Africa.
- Trump criticized the violation of the rights of white Africans in South Africa.
- The G20 summit in 2026 will take place in Florida.
- The US plans to reduce the number of refugees admitted annually.
- Disputes between the US and South Africa include trade tariffs and court cases.
“It is a disgrace that the G20 summit will be held in South Africa,” Trump wrote on the social network Truth Social. “No official of the American government will participate as long as these human rights violations continue,” said Trump, who claims that Afrikaners – descendants of the first European settlers in South Africa – “are being killed and massacred and their land and farms are illegally confiscated.”
American representation at the G20
Back in September, Trump announced that US Vice President JD Vance would travel to the summit instead of him.
In his post, Trump also added that he was looking forward to hosting the G20 summit in 2026 in the United States, which he controversially plans to host at his golf resort in Miami, Florida.
Reducing the number of refugees
When the Trump administration announced plans last week to drastically reduce the number of refugees admitted to the US annually to 7,500, it specified that it would prioritize white South Africans.
South Africa and the USA also got into a dispute in connection with the case in which Pretoria accused Israel of genocide in the Palestinian Gaza Strip before the International Court of Justice. Meanwhile, Trump imposed 30 percent tariffs on South Africa, the highest in sub-Saharan Africa.
