US President Donald Trump has vowed to halt all future funding to South Africa and launch an investigation into the country's land expropriation policies, following criticism from US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Rubio has publicly condemned South Africa, accusing it of 'doing very bad things' and withdrawing from the upcoming G20 summit in Johannesburg.
President Donald Trump Respected political analyst Prof. Steven Friedman asserts that South Africa has limited options to avoid being targeted by the United States, which is currently embroiled in disputes with various nations worldwideIOL reported on Thursday that US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio has lambasted Pretoria on social mediaRubio has also announced that in protest of this move, he will not attend the upcoming G20 meeting set to be held in South Africa.
Rubio wrote on social media platform X: “I will NOT attend the G20 summit in Johannesburg. South Africa is doing very bad things. Expropriating private property". “On one level, there is nothing we can do. If you look at Rubio’s statement, very interesting. It is not only South Africa they have a problem with. It is the G-20 they have a problem with, they do not like alliances, they don’t like partnerships. It is why they pick fights with Canada, and Denmark and they are about to pick a fight with European Union.
“What you have to do is – keep the concession going so that you can try to minimise the damage. Try to play the political game in the US, because that is something that might at least keep some of the sources flowing but most importantly, we have to come up with alternative strategies. Where else do we find allies, do we find resources,” he said.
“We are a sovereign and democratic country committed to human dignity, equality, and rights, championing non-racialism and non-sexism while placing our constitution and the rule of law at the forefront," said Lamola.
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