EFF Hits Back After Donald Trump Expresses Doubt About G20 Summit Attendance
- United States of America president Donald Trump slammed South Africa once more in his recent tweet
- He tweeted that he could not attend the G20 Summit in November while land confiscation and genocide was the topic of conversation
- He accused the media of not reporting on land confiscation and genocide, and the Economic Freedom Fighters called him out in response to his tweet
Tebogo Mokwena, affiliated with Briefly News, covered local and international relations, political analysis, and interviews in South Africa for Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News during his nine years of experience.
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JOHANNESBURG — The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) warned US President Donald Trump not to use South Africa as an excuse to avoid his peers at the G20 Summit, which will be held in Johannesburg in November 2025. This was after Trump tweeted on 11 April that he would not attend the summit.
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What did Donald Trump say on X?
Trump tweeted from his @TrumpDailyPosts X account. He reiterated that the United States has withdrawn all contributions to South Africa. He cited alleged land confiscations and genocide as reasons for his non-attendance at the G20 Summit. Trump also slammed the media for not covering the alleged genocide. He accused South Africa of taking confiscating farmers' land and killing them and their families.
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What did EFF say in response?
The Red Berets responded in a fiery rebuke on 12 April via their @EFFSouthAfrica X account. It referred to him as the tariff-wielding barbarian and stated that he would be lucky if he remained the US president after the G20 Summit, which will be held in November.
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"In a clear indication of a man who has lost all sense and touch with reality, Donald Trump has decided to return to his disinformation campaign against South Africa, to distract the public from the mess he has created globally with his uneducated reciprocal tariff system," the statement read.
The party also drew comparisons between South Africa and other nations such as Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Cuba and Venezuela, and said he must not use South Africa as an excuse not to attend the G20 Summit because of the tariff system he imposed.
"His attendance would be an opportunity for the leading nations of the world to consolidate an economic recovery plan that does not rely on the US dollar and is welcomed, but it is clear that he fears facing his counterparts following his humiliating tariff stunt," the EFF said.
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Marco Rubio also pulls out from the G20
Marco Rubio, the United States' Secretary of State, announced on X that he would not attend the G20 Summit. He said that very bad things were happening in South Africa and has rescinded his attendance.
Earlier in April, A US congressman introduced a bill in the American Senate, which sought to sanction South African politicians after facing accusations that the country is engaged in genocide against white people.
What you need to know about EFF
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) was founded on 26 July 2013, by Julius Malema and other former ANC members who had grown disillusioned with the party.
In its electoral debut in 2014, the EFF secured about 6% of the national vote, translating to 25 seats in the National Assembly and representation in every provincial legislature. The party rapidly gained traction among youth, the unemployed and those dissatisfied with the ANC’s performance.
By the 2019 general elections, the EFF’s support had grown to nearly 11%, earning it 44 seats in Parliament and establishing it as the official opposition in three of South Africa’s nine provinces.
In the 2024 elections, the EFF’s national vote share dipped slightly to just under 10%. This decline is partly attributed to the rise of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MK Party).
EFF slams Trump after Ebrahim Rasool exit
In a similar article, Briefly News reported that the Red Berets slammed Trump after former Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, was declared persona non-grata. He was expelled from the country and returned to SA in March.
The EFF compared Trump to the leader of the Ku Klux Klan. It said Trump is the savour of white supremacy and denounced the claims he made of a white genocide.
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