Overview
- Speaking in Miami, the president said South Africa "shouldn't even be in the Gs" and declared he would not attend the Nov. 22–23 leaders' meeting.
- Vice President J.D. Vance is expected to represent the United States at the summit in Johannesburg.
- The Kremlin says Vladimir Putin is not expected to attend and will be represented by deputy chief of staff Maksim Oreshkin.
- The decision follows administration moves that include a February executive order on alleged land seizures and a refugee cap of 7,500 with priority for white South Africans.
- With both Trump and Putin likely absent, prospects for any G20 sidelines encounter involving Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky appear remote.