US Withdraws from G20 Summit in South Africa Over Alleged Treatment of White Farmers

President Donald Trump has declared that no U.S. government officials will participate in the forthcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, scheduled for November 22–23, 2025. This decision is based on allegations of human rights abuses against white Afrikaner farmers in South Africa.

"It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa," Trump stated on his social media platform, accusing the South African government of permitting violence and illegal land confiscation targeting Afrikaners.

Initially, Vice President JD Vance was slated to represent the United States at the summit. However, a source familiar with Vance's plans indicated that he will no longer attend.

The South African government has refuted these allegations. President Cyril Ramaphosa has previously informed Trump that claims of discrimination and persecution of Afrikaners are "completely false." The South African foreign ministry expressed surprise at the accusations, noting that white citizens generally maintain a higher standard of living than Black residents, more than three decades after the end of apartheid.

This development follows earlier actions by the Trump administration, including setting a record-low cap on U.S. refugee admissions, with a focus on white South Africans, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio's boycott of a G20 foreign ministers' meeting in South Africa earlier this year.

The G20 summit is an annual gathering of leaders from the world's major and emerging economies, aimed at fostering international economic cooperation.