South Africa Slams Trump Move to Bar It From G20 Meeting

Is South Africa defending its G20 role against misinformation, or facing justified exclusion for human rights abuses?

Published DEC 1

South Africa Slams Trump Move to Bar It From G20 Meeting

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Above: President Cyril Ramaphosa at the first National Convention in Pretoria, on Aug. 15, 2025. Image credit: Phill Magakoe/Getty Images

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Pro-Trump narrative

South Africa’s exclusion from the 2026 G20 summit is justified given the country’s blatant human rights abuses against white farmers, including killings and land confiscation, and its refusal to properly hand over the presidency to U.S. representatives at the closing ceremony. Such behavior highlights a broader pattern of hostility and mismanagement that leaves South Africa unfit to uphold the responsibilities expected of a G20 leader.

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Anti-Trump narrative

South Africa rightfully maintains its founding G20 membership despite the Trump administration’s baseless threats, having successfully led a landmark summit that advanced global cooperation on debt relief, climate finance and inequality. Trump’s racist disinformation campaign only undermines a crucial partnership at the very moment when South Africa’s leadership is helping stabilize an increasingly divided international system.

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