In a significant escalation of diplomatic tensions, former US President Donald Trump has declared South Africa will be excluded from the 2026 G20 Summit scheduled for his Miami golf resort. The announcement marks the latest development in an ongoing confrontation between Trump’s administration and the African nation.
Trump justified the exclusion through a post on his Truth Social platform, citing alleged ‘horrific Human Right Abuses’ against white farmers and South Africa’s breach of diplomatic protocol regarding the G20 presidency transition. This decision follows the Trump administration’s boycott of the recent G20 summit hosted in Johannesburg, which concluded without the traditional symbolic handover of presidency to the United States as next host.
The diplomatic rift deepened when President Cyril Ramaphosa declined to formally transfer the G20 presidency to the United States, breaking with established convention. Trump’s administration has further intensified tensions by propagating controversial claims of ‘white genocide’ targeting Afrikaner communities, allegations that the South African government vehemently denies.
The confrontation reached a notable point during a May meeting at the White House, where Trump presented President Ramaphosa with a video purportedly documenting these allegations, though the material contained numerous factual inaccuracies according to independent verification.
The 2026 gathering of the world’s twenty largest economies is set to occur at the Trump National Doral Miami resort in Florida, presenting unique ethical considerations given the former president’s continued ownership of the venue.