Trump Slams South Africa Again and Reiterates Refusal to Attend G20 Summit
Posted Time: 2025 November 6 05:44
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On November 5th, local time, US President Trump once again blamed South Africa, saying it should not be part of the G20, and reiterating that he would not attend the G20 leaders' Johannesburg Summit later this month.
Trump, speaking at a conference in Miami, Florida, said, The G20 summit will be held in South Africa. South Africa shouldn't even be in the G20 because things there are so bad. I won't go.
The South African government has offended the United States by taking Israel to the International Court of Justice in December 2023 over allegations of genocide in the Gaza Strip. The relationship between the two countries has been tense this year. T
In May this year, Trump showed some videos and clippings during his meeting with South African President Ramaphosa at the White House, accusing South Africa of undergoing a "genocide against whites". Ramaphosa denied it on the spot, pointing out that
In September this year, the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa, Ramlala, expressed that he did not want to guess the reasons for Trump's decision not to come to South Africa for the conference, and believed that the s
The 20th Summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) is scheduled to be held on November 22 and 23 in Johannesburg, and the Vice President of the United States, Pence, plans to attend the meeting.
The next country to hold the presidency of the G20 is the United States, from December 1, 2025 to November 30, 2026.