Trump Holds South Africa Accountable for Disrespecting U.S. at G20 Summit

In a decisive move that underscores the importance of respect and reciprocity in international relations, President Donald Trump announced he is barring South Africa from participating in the 2026 Group of Twenty (G20) summit set to be hosted near Miami at his Doral golf club. This action follows South Africa’s refusal to hand over the symbolic G20 presidency gavel to a senior U.S. Embassy official after this year’s summit in Johannesburg—an unprecedented diplomatic slight that Washington has condemned. By choosing not to send a delegation to the Johannesburg summit, Trump sent a clear message: America will no longer tolerate disrespect...