Donald Trump refuse de participer – Le Jeune Indépendant

Less than three weeks before the G20 summit scheduled for Johannesburg, Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not attend. The American president strongly criticizes South Africa, which he considers unworthy of being part of the group. He accuses the country of authoritarian excesses and serious violations of the rights of white South African populations.

Donald Trump has confirmed that he will not attend the next G20 summit, scheduled for November 22 and 23 in Johannesburg. During a speech given on November 5 in Miami, at the American Business Forum, he made particularly virulent remarks towards the host country. “South Africa should no longer even be part of the G, because what is happening there is serious,” he said. The American president insisted that he would not represent the United States at this international meeting. “I’m not going.” I’m not going to represent our country there,” he said. He believes that South Africa no longer has its place in the major international forums, in particular because of what he describes as internal political abuses. This position is not new.

As early as September, Trump announced his intention not to participate in the summit, specifying that the American delegation would be led by Vice President JD Vance. Heavy accusations against Pretoria Trump’s criticisms target policies towards South Africa’s white minority. He accuses the South African authorities of illegally confiscating land belonging to Afrikaners and denounces what he calls a “serious violation of human rights”. In February 2025, he had already signed Executive Order No. 14204, ordering the suspension of American aid to South Africa and making it easier for white South Africans to come to the United States. He considers them “victims of unjust racial discrimination”.

The American president also questions the very legitimacy of holding the summit on South African soil. “What happened there is bad,” he repeated during his speech. For him, hosting such a summit in a country that he accuses of “communist tyranny” amounts to validating practices that he considers incompatible with democratic values. The South African government, for its part, categorically rejected these accusations. He calls them “baseless” and says they “are based on a factually inaccurate premise.” A hard line against several African countries Beyond South Africa, Trump also targeted Nigeria, accusing its government of not protecting Christians in the face of violence.

In a video posted on Truth Social, he said he had asked the Pentagon to prepare for possible military action if the situation does not improve. He also announced the suspension of all American aid to Nigeria. These declarations are part of a more offensive approach to American foreign policy: a position which fuels tensions, but remains faithful to the hard line of his second term.