South Africa denounced US President Donald Trump’s decision to bar it from the 2026 G20 summit, calling the move punitive and driven by distortions that erode global cooperation.

The two countries are at odds over a range of domestic and foreign policies — a standoff that came to a head after Washington skipped the G20 summit in Johannesburg last week.

Trump said South Africa would not be invited to next year’s meeting, which he plans to host at his own golf resort in Miami.

Pretoria fired back in a statement late Wednesday, saying South Africa was a G20 member in its own right and that its place in the bloc was decided by the other members.

“South Africa is a sovereign constitutional democratic country and does not appreciate insults from another country about its membership and worth

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