00:00A diplomatic showdown may be brewing as US President Donald Trump signals he could miss this year's G20 summit in South Africa.
00:10Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump said he might send someone else in his place, citing what he calls very bad policies by the South African government.
00:20Trump has long criticised South Africa's domestic and foreign policy decisions, including its land reform plans and its case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
00:32That case accuses the US ally of genocide over its military actions in Gaza.
00:37Earlier this year, Trump slashed financial assistance to South Africa through an executive order.
00:43He also confronted President Cyril Ramaphosa at the White House in May with forced claims of white genocide and forced land seizures.
00:51Tensions have only grown.
00:53Washington has expressed concern over South Africa's black economic empowerment policies, which aim to correct centuries of racial inequality.
01:01President Ramaphosa has urged Trump to attend, saying his country's policies are misunderstood and misrepresented.
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