United States President Donald Trump on Friday announced that no US official would attend this year’s Group of 20 (G20) summit in South Africa. He cited what he described as the mistreatment of white farmers in the country as the reason for the decision. Earlier this year, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio had also boycotted a G20 meeting for foreign ministers due to its focus on diversity, inclusion, and climate change initiatives. The United States is set to assume the G20 presidency from South Africa.

Although Trump had already stated he would not personally attend the annual gathering of the world’s largest economies, Vice President JD Vance, who was expected to represent the US will also skip the summit, AP reported.

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