President Donald Trump has taken a bold step by excluding South Africa from the upcoming G20 summit, a move he justifies by citing alleged human rights violations resulting in the deaths of white citizens in the nation.

On Friday morning, the President expressed his views on social media, stating, “The United States did not attend the G20 in South Africa because the South African Government refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific human rights abuses endured by Afrikaners and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers.” He further emphasized, “Therefore, under my directive, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the great city of Miami, Florida.”

Trump’s decision stems from his outrage over reports alleging violence against the Afrikaner minority in South Africa. This prompted his administration to boycott the recent G20 summit held in Johannesburg. The president has voiced concerns about what he describes as a ‘white genocide’ occurring under the leadership of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa—a claim that Ramaphosa has consistently refuted.

In a meeting in the Oval Office in May, Trump confronted Ramaphosa, presenting him with videos and images purportedly depicting the alleged violence against Afrikaners. However, South African crime statistics do not support the notion of Afrikaners being targeted in a systematic or genocidal manner. While the country does have a high murder rate, the majority of victims are Black South Africans, not Afrikaners.

Trump has said they face a ‘white genocide’ under the current South African regime led by Cyril Ramaphosa, who denies the claim. In May, Trump confronted Ramaphosa during a meeting in the Oval Office, where he showed the president videos and pictures of the alleged atrocities.

South African crime statistics do not show that Afrikaners are being targeted in a systematic or genocidal manner. The country’s overall murder rate is high, but the majority of victims are Black South Africans, not Afrikaners.

The montage featured clips of speeches from Julius Malema, the founder and leader of the communist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, who regularly uses the ‘Shoot the Boer, Shoot the farmer’ at rallies. Though Malema and Ramaphosa regularly disagree and are at odds. 

‘To put it more bluntly, they are killing white people, and randomly allowing their farms to be taken from them,’ Trump wrote on Friday. ‘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 added.

‘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,’ Trump posted on Friday

Phakamile Sitho representing ‘No More Farm Murders’ carries a placard as he protests with his small group on the opening day of the G20 Summit, outside the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025 

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa speaks during the G20

Claims of a ‘white genocide’ have been repeatedly dismissed by South African officials, independent judges, and international media as ‘imaginary’ and ‘not real’

In addition, the president announced that the G20 member would no longer receive aid from the US. 

‘South Africa has demonstrated to the World they are not a country worthy of Membership anywhere, and we are going to stop all payments and subsidies to them, effective immediately.’

The US obligated $564 million for the country in FY2024, according to USA Facts, and $103 million for FY2025. The Trump administration also pulled funding for the country in its crackdown on USAID earlier this year. 

Taking a shot at his lifelong foes, the president also accused the New York Times and the ‘Fake News Media’ of not issuing ‘a word against this genocide.’    

‘That’s why all the Liars and Pretenders of the Radical Left Media are going out of business!’

The latest road bump with the country happened during the G20 last week. 

Typically, the G20 ceremony concludes with a gaveling out ceremony and the handover of control to the country that will host the annual meeting next. 

World Leaders including European Council President Antonio Costa, China’s Prime Minister Li Qiang, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Angola’s President Joao Lourenco, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and France’s President Emmanuel Macron pose for a photograph as leaders assembled for the ‘family photo’ at the G20 Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa, November 22, 2025

Since the US boycotted the session in South Africa, no US official received the gavel.

Though Trump claims there was a US representative there and that Ramaphosa willingly chose not to pass off the gavel. 

‘At the conclusion of the G20, South Africa refused to hand off the G20 Presidency to a Senior Representative from our U.S. Embassy, who attended the Closing Ceremony,’ Trump alleged. 

That went against a previous statement from the president, however. 

‘No US Government Official will attend as long as these Human Rights abuses continue,’ Trump posted earlier this month before the G20.