Overview
- President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that no U.S. government officials will attend the Nov. 22–23 G20 leaders' meeting in South Africa, leaving the United States without representation.
- Vice President J.D. Vance, previously expected to go in the president’s place, will not travel to the summit, according to a person familiar with his plans.
- Trump cited alleged abuses, killings and illegal confiscation of land targeting Afrikaner or white farmers, and he has argued South Africa should be removed from the G20.
- South Africa rejected the accusations as unfounded, with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the foreign ministry disputing claims of persecution and emphasizing that the portrayal is not supported by facts.
- The boycott follows earlier actions including an executive order suspending U.S. assistance to South Africa and a cut to annual U.S. refugee admissions to 7,500 with priority for South African whites, while media fact-checks have challenged key evidence cited by the White House, including a misattributed image from Congo.