US EditionTrump Says US Will Skip G20 in South Africa
The Trump administration boycotts the summit to protest alleged violence and land seizures against Afrikaner farmers, with refugee admissions prioritized for this group.
- On Friday, President Donald Trump announced that no U.S. government officials will attend the Group of 20 summit in South Africa, and Vice President JD Vance will no longer travel there.
- Pointing to `abuses` of Afrikaners, the Trump administration cited violence, death, and land confiscations, prioritising refugee admissions for Afrikaners within the cap of 7,500.
- South African officials responded that they are surprised by discrimination claims, and President Cyril Ramaphosa told Trump the information is `completely false`, despite ongoing Trump administration criticisms.
- Each year one member hosts the G20 and the United States is scheduled to host next year at Trump's property in Miami; Secretary of State Marco Rubio earlier this year skipped a G20 meeting, criticizing its focus on diversity and climate.
- Rising rhetoric from President Donald Trump has included suggesting earlier this week that South Africa be removed from the G20 and claiming earlier this year it committed `genocide` against white citizens.
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Independent EspañolPresident Donald Trump stated on Friday that no US government official will attend the G20 summit this year in South Africa due to the country's treatment of white farmers.
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Trump boycotts G20 summit, cites ‘human rights abuses’ in South Africa
US President Donald Trump said Friday that no American official will attend the G20 Summit in South Africa, accusing that country of “human rights abuses” against the Afrikaner population. In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump criticized South Africa for the “killing and slaughter” of Afrikaners -- those descended from Dutch, French and German settlers -- and the “illegal confiscation” of their farms and land. “It is a total…
SA dismisses Trump’s claim of ‘persecuted Afrikaners’ as ahistorical – The Mail & Guardian
The South African government has rejected a post by former United States president Donald Trump claiming that Afrikaners are a persecuted white minority, saying the allegation is “ahistorical” and not supported by fact. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) said the attempt to define Afrikaners as an exclusively white group distorted South African history and misrepresented the prese…
Neither the US President himself nor his representatives take part in the G20 summit. The reason - a repeatedly refuted conspiracy belief.
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