Trump's decision to boycott G20 is loss for U.S., South African president says

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Trump announced the U.S. will boycott next week’s G20 summit in Johannesburg, citing debunked claims about violence against white Afrikaners.

President Ramaphosa dismissed the decision as “their loss,” arguing the U.S. forfeits its crucial role as the world’s biggest economy.

U.S.-South Africa relations have deteriorated to their worst since 1994, tangled in disputes over Israel and affirmative action.

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — President Trump’s decision that the U.S. government boycott the Group of 20 summit next weekend in South Africa is “their loss,” South Africa’s leader said Wednesday.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa added that “the United States needs to think ag