"It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa, Trump said on his social media site. In his post, Trump cited abuses of Afrikaners, including violence and death as well as confiscation of their land and farms. The Trump administration has long accused the South African government of allowing minority white Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attacked."
"Nonetheless, the administration has kept up its criticisms of the South African government. Earlier this week during an economic speech in Miami, Trump said South Africa should be thrown out of the Group of 20. Earlier this year, Marco Rubio, the US secretary of state, boycotted a G20 meeting for foreign ministers because its agenda focused on diversity, inclusion and climate change efforts."
President Donald Trump announced that no US government officials will attend the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, citing the country's treatment of white Afrikaner farmers. Trump had already declined to attend, and JD Vance, who was to go in his place, canceled his travel plans. Trump labeled the G20 being held in South Africa a "total disgrace" and cited alleged abuses including violence, death and land confiscations. The administration accused the South African government of permitting persecution of minority white farmers and capped US refugee admissions at 7,500. South Africa's government and President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected the accusations as false.
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