Bloomberg reported on the local time of July 7 that US President Trump stated that no US officials would attend the G20 summit to be held in South Africa later this month. The reason is that he previously claimed that South Africa was mistreating local whites, causing a rift in relations between the two countries.
"The G20 summit will be held in South Africa, which is completely a disgrace," Trump wrote on social media, claiming that whites in South Africa "are being killed and murdered, and their land and farms are being illegally seized." He also claimed, "As long as these human rights violations continue, no officials from the US government will attend."
Trump's post on the "Real Social" platform
Trump had said in September that Vice President Vance would represent him at the G20 summit. However, sources confirmed that after Trump posted the message on social media, Vance canceled his plan to attend the summit.
South African President Ramaphosa visited the United States in May to try to mend relations with the United States. However, during his meeting with Ramaphosa at the White House, Trump suddenly showed some videos and clippings, accusing South Africa of a "genocide against whites." Ramaphosa immediately denied it and sarcastically said, "I don't have a plane to send you." Since then, relations between the United States and South Africa continued to deteriorate.
Trump's attacks on South Africa can be traced back to February this year. Soon after taking office for his second term, Trump signed an executive order to stop providing aid to South Africa, citing his claim that a new land expropriation law in South Africa "violated human rights." Trump also claimed that there was a "genocide" against white farmers in South Africa, and the US government also provided "refugee status" to white South Africans.
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