In a decisive move, President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that South Africa would be excluded from participating in the 2026 Group of 20 (G20) summit, scheduled to be held in Miami, Florida. Trump also declared an immediate halt to all U.S. payments and subsidies to the country. The decision stems from allegations that South Africa mishandled a U.S. government representative during the recent G20 summit it hosted. Trump claimed that South Africa refused to transfer its hosting responsibilities to a senior U.S. Embassy official after the summit concluded over the weekend. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated, ‘Therefore, at my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year.’ He further criticized South Africa, asserting, ‘South Africa has demonstrated to the World they are not a country worthy of Membership anywhere.’ The U.S. president also accused South Africa of violently persecuting white Afrikaners, a claim that the South African government has dismissed as unfounded. This move marks a significant escalation in diplomatic tensions between the two nations.
Trump says he’s barring South Africa from participating in next year’s G20 summit in Miami
