White House bans U.S. agencies from all work on G-20 in South Africa
Source: Washington Post
May 14, 2025 at 11:40 a.m. EDT
By Jeff Stein and John Hudson
The White House National Security Council has ordered U.S. agencies and departments to suspend work with the Group of 20 conference set to be hosted by South Africa this year, according to two people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a government decision not yet made public.
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A White House official referred to Trump’s comment Monday accusing South Africa of carrying out a “genocide” against White citizens and saying he would not attend the G-20 leaders’ meeting in Johannesburg unless the “situation is taken care of.”
The National Security Council decision resolves questions that had proliferated across the government about how to approach the G-20, which includes a huge amount of bureaucratic coordination and working-level meetings by administration officials throughout the year in advance of the final summit.
South Africa rejects the Trump administration’s accusations, saying there is no evidence of persecution or a “White genocide” in the country. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the Trump administration has “got the wrong end of the stick here” for opposing policies in South Africa aimed at addressing racial inequality that have persisted since apartheid ended three decades ago.
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How much longer until we get rid of these disgusting assholes.
