President Donald Trump said Friday that no U.S. officials will attend this year’s Group of 20 summit in South Africa, citing what he described as the country’s mistreatment of white farmers.

“It is a total disgrace that the G20 will be held in South Africa,” Trump wrote on his social media platform, accusing the South African government of permitting “abuses” against white Afrikaner farmers, including violence and land seizures. His administration has repeatedly claimed that South Africa allows discrimination and attacks against the minority population, a charge South African officials have strongly denied.

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Trump had previously announced he would not attend the annual gathering of leaders from the world’s major and emerging economies. Vice President JD Vance had been sch

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