U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that no American government officials will attend this year’s Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa, accusing the host nation of mistreating its minority white farmers.
“It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, alleging that the South African government has allowed “abuses” against Afrikaners, including violence, killings, and land confiscations. “Afrikaners—people descended from Dutch settlers and other European immigrants—are being killed and their farms illegally seized. No U.S. Government official will attend as long as these human rights abuses continue. I look forward to hosting the 2026 G20 in Miami, Florida,” he added.
Trump had earlier stated that he would not personally attend the summit, which brings together leaders from the world’s largest and emerging economies. His latest decision marks a rare diplomatic boycott of a major global forum by the United States and reflects the Trump administration’s increasingly confrontational stance toward South Africa.
The South African government has firmly rejected the U.S. accusations, stressing that white South Africans continue to enjoy higher living standards than the Black majority population, even decades after the end of apartheid. President Cyril Ramaphosa has previously told Trump that claims of widespread persecution of white farmers are “completely false.”
Trump’s comments come just days after remarks at an economic event in Miami, where he said South Africa “should be thrown out of the G20.” He added, “South Africa shouldn’t even be in the Gs anymore, because what’s happening there is bad. I’m not going to represent our country there.”
Earlier this year, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio boycotted the G20 foreign ministers’ meeting, criticizing the forum’s emphasis on diversity, inclusion, and climate change.
South Africa currently holds the rotating presidency of the G20, with the United States set to assume the role next year. The summit is scheduled to take place in Johannesburg from November 22–23, where world leaders are expected to discuss global economic growth, energy transition, and development cooperation. Despite Washington’s boycott, the summit will proceed as planned.
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