South Africa’s ‘Anti-Americanism’ Is in Rubio’s Crosshairs

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that he is boycotting the upcoming G-20 Summit in Johannesburg is, at first glance, primarily about a new law that South Africa’s government enacted last month to enable the expropriation of private land without compensation. President Trump posted about it on Truth Social, calling the land confiscation law a “massive human rights VIOLATION,” a sentiment that Rubio echoed yesterday in his announcement of the G-20 snub.

Rubio also panned the summit for adopting a theme that advances left-wing DEI and climate priorities and wrote: “My job is to advance America’s national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s announcement that he is boycotting the upcoming G-20 Summit in Johannesburg is, at first glance, primarily about a new law that South Africa’s government enacted last month to enable the expropriation of private land without compensation. President Trump posted about it on Truth Social, calling the land confiscation law a “massive human rights VIOLATION,” a sentiment that Rubio echoed yesterday in his announcement of the G-20 snub.

Rubio also panned the summit for adopting a theme that advances left-wing DEI and climate priorities and wrote: “My job is to advance America’s national interests, not waste taxpayer money or coddle anti-Americanism.”