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Trump Blocks South Africa from 2026 G20 Summit

11/27/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump barred South Africa from the 2026 G20 summit at his Miami club over this year's treatment of a U.S. representative.
He claimed white Afrikaners are persecuted, a claim South Africa dismissed as misinformation.
The United States boycotted the recent summit.
Trump criticized South Africa's climate-change agenda.
Since he resumed office, the Trump administration has restricted refugee admissions, primarily for white South Africans.

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U.S. President Donald Trump barred South Africa from the 2026 G20 summit at his Miami club over this year's treatment of a U.S. representative.
He claimed white Afrikaners are persecuted, a claim South Africa dismissed as misinformation.
The United States boycotted the recent summit.
Trump criticized South Africa's climate-change agenda.
Since he resumed office, the Trump administration has restricted refugee admissions, primarily for white South Africans.