Overview
- Trump said no U.S. government officials will attend the G20 summit in South Africa later this month.
- Vice President JD Vance, previously slated to attend in Trump’s place, was reported by an anonymous source to have canceled the trip.
- Trump called hosting the summit in South Africa a “total disgrace” and alleged violence and land confiscation against Afrikaner farmers.
- President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government deny the claims, noting that white citizens generally have higher living standards than Black South Africans.
- The move follows earlier steps, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s boycott of a G20 ministers’ meeting and Trump’s call this week to remove South Africa from the group.