Donald Trump has said the US will not attend the G20 summit in South Africa over widely discredited claims that white people are being persecuted in the country. The US president labeled it a 'total disgrace' that South Africa is hosting the meeting, where leaders from the world's largest economies will gather in Johannesburg later this month. South Africa's foreign ministry described the decision by the White House as 'regrettable.' None of South Africa's political parties, including those representing the Afrikaners, have claimed there is genocide in the country. Trump shared on his platform, Truth Social, that 'Afrikaners are being killed and slaughtered' and stated that no US officials would attend until these claimed human rights abuses cease. He had previously mentioned sending vice president JD Vance as a representative but now confirms that no officials will go. South Africa's government criticized Trump's portrayal of Afrikaners, asserting that it's historically inaccurate and that claims of persecution are unsupported by facts. The G20 summit has been an annual meeting for international cooperation since its founding in 1999.