New Delhi: In a move that is not in line with traditional US foreign policy, US secretary of state Marco Rubio said he will not be attending the G-20 summit in South Africa that is scheduled on February 20 and 21, accusing the host government of an “anti-American” agenda. “I will NOT attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg. South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property. Using G20 to promote “solidarity, equality, & sustainability.” In other words: DEI and climate change. My job is to advance America’s national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism,” Rubio said in a post on social media platform X.

Rubio’s announcement comes on the back of US President Donald Trump criticising South Africa over land reforms aimed at redressing inequalities perpetrated during the apartheid era.

While the comments to not attend the G20 Summit come from US secretary of state Marco Rubio, they are in line with Trump’s recent rhetoric regarding South Africa. Trump pledged to stop all future funding to the nation on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, saying,........

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