{"id":866184,"date":"2025-08-18T22:13:34","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T03:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/trump-signals-possible-g-20-boycott-over-south-africa-disputes\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T22:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T03:13:34","slug":"trump-signals-possible-g-20-boycott-over-south-africa-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/18\/trump-signals-possible-g-20-boycott-over-south-africa-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signals possible G-20 boycott over South Africa disputes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\">\n<h3><em><strong>Key topics:<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Trump may skip the G-20 summit in South Africa,<\/strong> citing policy disputes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>South Africa hosts the G-20 for the first time,<\/strong> marking an African debut.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>US has snubbed South Africa <\/strong>amid tensions over land and racial policies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\">\n<p><em>Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. 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For more information and tickets,\u00a0<strong><a aria-label=\"content\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/biznews.us5.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=1eb94755813093b86cb8f73be&#038;id=02d6434f6e&#038;e=e6933face5\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>By\u00a0Skylar Woodhouse and Derek Wallbank<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\">\n<p>President Donald Trump said he may skip the G-20 summit in South Africa later this year, saying he\u2019s open to sending someone else to the gathering of the leaders of the world\u2019s biggest economies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think maybe I\u2019ll send somebody else, because I\u2019ve had a lot of problems with South Africa,\u201d Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, faulting the country for what he said were some \u201cvery bad policies.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>G-20 leaders summits bring together the heads of member countries as well as those from nations invited by host countries. This is the first year that a summit is due to be hosted on the African continent, and the fourth consecutive one in a country considered part of the Global South.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-test-id=\"text\">\n<p>The US, the world\u2019s largest economy and the inaugural host of the G-20 back in 2008, has largely snubbed South Africa\u2019s host year, declining to send top officials to ministerial gatherings. The Trump administration has repeatedly clashed with the country\u2019s leaders, especially over land and racial policies, as well as with the BRICS bloc, of which South Africa is a prominent member.<\/p>\n<p>The United States is scheduled to take over the rotating presidency of the G-20 at the end of November, and will host its next leaders summit in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> Editor BizNews<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biznews.com\/global-citizen\/trump-signals-g20-boycott\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key topics: Trump may skip the G-20 summit in South Africa, citing policy disputes. South Africa hosts the G-20 for the first time, marking an African debut. US has snubbed South Africa amid tensions over land and racial policies. 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