South Africa Hits Back After Trump Says US Won’t Invite It To G20 Next Year. In a social media post, Trump claimed South Africa refused to hand over the G20 presidency properly at last week’s Johannesburg summit, a claim South Africa strongly disputes. President Cyril Ramaphosa called the remarks “regrettable”, saying the US had chosen not to attend the summit and that the G20 presidency instruments were formally handed to a US embassy official in Pretoria. Members of the G20 do not require an invitation, but analysts note visa restrictions could be used to block participation. Trump, who boycotted the Johannesburg summit, has repeatedly promoted the widely debunked claim that South Africa’s white minority is being targeted in large-scale killings and land seizures. Ramaphosa said the comments reflect “misinformation and distortions” and undermine attempts to reset relations. Trump escalated further, announcing a halt to “all payments and subsidies” to South Africa and claiming it was “not a country worthy of membership anywhere.” South African officials are now urging other G20 nations to defend the bloc’s integrity and the equal rights of all member states.