"President Donald Trump has said no United States officials will attend this year's Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa, citing the country's treatment of white farmers. Writing on his Truth Social platform on Friday, Trump said it was a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa. list of 3 itemsend of list Afrikaners (People who are descended from Dutch settlers, and also French and German immigrants) are being killed and slaughtered, and their land and farms are being illegally confiscated, Trump wrote, reiterating claims that have been rejected by authorities in South Africa."
"No US Government Official will attend as long as these Human Rights abuses continue. I look forward to hosting the 2026 G20 in Miami, Florida! he added. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly claimed that white South Africans are being persecuted in the Black-majority country, a claim rejected by South Africa's government and top Afrikaner officials. Trump had already said on Wednesday that he would not attend the summit which will see the heads of states from the world's leading and emerging economies gather in Johannesburg on November 22 and 23 as he also called for South Africa to be thrown out of the G20."
Donald Trump announced that no United States officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa, citing the country’s treatment of white farmers. Trump posted on Truth Social calling the G20 being held in South Africa "a total disgrace" and repeated claims that Afrikaners are being killed and having land and farms illegally confiscated. Those claims have been rejected by South African authorities and top Afrikaner officials. Vice President J.D. Vance was expected to attend but will not travel. Tensions escalated after President Cyril Ramaphosa introduced legislation to ease state expropriation to address land ownership disparities.
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