U.S. President Donald Trump unleashed a blistering attack on South Africa, declaring that the country “shouldn’t even be in the G’s anymore,” referring to the Group of 20 major economies. During a speech in Miami on Wednesday, he further announced that he will boycott the upcoming G20 Leaders’ Summit in Johannesburg later this month. The remarks from the President of the world’s largest economy come just weeks before the November 22–23 gathering, where South Africa holds the rotating presidency. It appeared to conflate South Africa with South American nations in a tirade against “communist tyranny,”
Sam Busa