United States President Donald Trump has accused the South African government of turning a blind eye to what he describes as violent attacks on Afrikaners and other white minority groups, claiming that killings and land seizures have continued unchecked.
In a statement posted on X on Friday, Trump said the United States boycotted the G20 summit hosted in South Africa because Washington believes Pretoria has failed to address what he calls “severe human rights abuses” against white farmers.
He also criticised major U.S. media organisations for allegedly ignoring the issue, accusing them of intentionally downplaying attacks against white South Africans.
According to the president, diplomatic tensions heightened at the end of the summit after South African officials reportedly declined to hand over the G20 presidency to a senior U.S. Embassy representative who attended the closing session.
Trump revealed that South Africa will not receive an invitation to the 2026 G20 summit, which the United States is scheduled to host in Miami, Florida. He added that financial assistance and payments to South Africa would be halted “effective immediately.”
He wrote:
“The United States did not attend the G20 in South Africa, because the South African Government refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Rights Abuses endured by Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers.
“To put it more bluntly, they are killing white people, and randomly allowing their farms to be taken from them. Perhaps worst of all, the soon-to-be-out-of-business New York Times and the Fake News Media won’t issue a word against this genocide.”
He also accused South Africa of acting in bad faith at the end of the summit.
“At the conclusion of the G20, South Africa refused to hand off the G20 Presidency to a Senior Representative from our U.S. Embassy, who attended the Closing Ceremony,” he added.
Trump concluded by saying South Africa “is not a country worthy of membership anywhere” and announced the suspension of all U.S. subsidies and payments to the country.
The South African government has not yet issued an official response to the president’s allegations.