US to Boycott G20 Summit in South Africa Over “White Farmer” Claims
Trump has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against its white minority.
WASHINGTON: The United States has announced that it will boycott the upcoming G20 summit scheduled to take place later this month in South Africa.
US President Donald Trump declared that Washington will not participate in the meeting, citing allegations of “atrocities” against white farmers in South Africa as the reason for the boycott.
Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social, saying, “It’s a total disgrace that the G20 summit is being held in South Africa. White farmers are being murdered, their lands and farms are being taken illegally. As long as these human rights violations continue, no US official will attend the summit.”
Initially, Trump had announced that he would not personally attend the summit but would send Vice President JD Vance as his representative. However, the White House has now clarified that no American delegation will participate in the event.
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Reacting to the decision, South Africa’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed regret, calling the move “unfortunate” and the allegations “factually incorrect.” The ministry stated, “Portraying Afrikaners as a persecuted white minority is historically misleading. There is no evidence of any systematic violence or oppression against this community.”
Trump has repeatedly accused South Africa of discriminating against its white minority. His administration has even granted refugee status to some Afrikaners, claiming they face “genocide.”
In May, during a meeting with the South African president in Washington, Trump alleged that “white citizens are being targeted and killed” in South Africa.
The South African government has strongly rejected these claims as baseless and unverified, insisting that no credible evidence supports accusations of “white genocide.”
The G20 Summit is set to take place on November 22 in Johannesburg, with leaders from major economies expected to attend — except for the United States.
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