US boycotts G20 foreign ministers meet, attacks South African land reforms

Striking yet another blow to multilateralism, and continuing the process of the US itself withdrawing from key diplomatic forums, Rubio said on X, “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.” Rubio added that his job was to advance America’s national interests, “not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism”. The US, part of the troika as next year’s G20 chair, hasn’t clarified if the...