State Dept says G20 boycott tied to South Africa’s ‘government-sponsored discrimination’ against Afrikaners
FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration on Friday intensified its dispute with South Africa, saying no U.S. government official will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in protest of what...
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FIRST ON FOX: The Trump administration on Friday intensified its dispute with South Africa , saying no U.S. government official will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg in protest of what it describes as state-backed discrimination against White Afrikaners. "The lives and property of Afrikaners have been endangered by politicians who incite race-based violence against them, threaten to confiscate their farms without compensation, and prop up a corrupt race-based scoring system that discriminates against Afrikaners in employment," State Department Deputy Principal spokesperson Tommy Piggott told Fox News Digital. "South Africa must immediately end all government-sponsored discrimination against Afrikaners and condemn those who seek to ignite racial violence against them." TRUMP PICKS HIS MIAMI DORAL RESORT TO HOST 2026 G20 SUMMIT IN FLORIDA DURING NATION'S ANNIVERSARY YEAR Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday that it’s a "total disgrace" the G20, scheduled for Nov. 22 to Nov. 23, will be held in South Africa. "Afrikaners (People who are descended from Dutch settlers, and also French and German immigrants) are being killed and slaughtered , and their land and farms are being illegally confiscated," the president said. "No U.S. Government Official will attend as long as these Human Rights abuses continue. I look forward to hosting the 2026 G20 in Miami, Florida!" Afrikaners have faced increasing hostility from some politicians who have called for violence against them and the threat of land confiscation. South Africa’s Expropriation Act of 2024 allows the government to take land for public use, including in some cases without compensation — a policy the government says is aimed at addressing racial inequities in ownership, but one that critics warn could unfairly affect White Afrikaner farmers. RUBIO BOOTS SOUTH AFRICAN AMBASSADOR FROM US: ‘PERSONA NON GRATA’ Trump confronted South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House in May, pressing him on "White…