Rubio skips G20 talks in South Africa

Marco Rubio shuns G20 meeting in South Africa over ‘equality’ drive
Top US diplomat echoes Donald Trump and Elon Musk in condemning promotion of ‘solidarity’ and ‘sustainability’
US top diplomat Rubio will not attend G20 meeting in South Africa
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African country.
Rubio to boycott Johannesburg's G20 meeting over South Africa's land expropriation law
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.
Rubio says he’ll skip G20 meeting in South Africa over land law
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to skip G20 summit in South Africa, citing land expropriation and inequality policies.
Rubio vows to skip Jo’burg G20 amid Trump and Musk’s feud with South Africa
Late last month, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a law that allows the state to seize land without compensation in some circumstances to address racial and other disparities in land ownership, which sparked rapid backlash from inside the White House.
Rubio snubs G20 meeting citing South Africa’s focus on equality
US SECRETARY of State Marco Rubio said he won’t attend a Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg later this month, citing among his reasons South Africa’s efforts to address inequality. Read more at The Business Times.
Marco Rubio refuses to visit South Africa for G-20 summit, accuses government of 'doing very bad things'
Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on X that he will not be attending the G-20 summit in Johannesburg as a protest against the South African government.
G20 controversy: Marco Rubio slams South Africa's property expropriation law
Rubio said the G20 summit's theme of ‘solidarity, equality, and sustainability’ was misleading, suggesting that South Africa’s new land-reform policy contradicted these principles. He stated his role is to advance America's national interests, adding, " [My job is] not to waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism."
Rubio refuses to attend G20 meeting over ‘anti-Americanism’
The US secretary of state communicated his decision on X and opened up a new front of contestation with South Africa
US's Marco Rubio to skip G20 meeting in Trump row over South Africa land policy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he will not attend a G20 meeting in South Africa this month, after President Donald Trump threatened to cut funding to the country in a row over land policy. Mr Trump accused South Africa of confiscating land and said "certain classes of people" were being mistreated.
US skipping G20 talks due to S. Africa's 'anti-American' agenda: Rubio
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday he would skip Group of 20 talks this month in South Africa, accusing the host government of an "anti-American" agenda.
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