>Usually he’d be expected to hand that gavel over to the leader of the country taking over the rotating chairmanship of the G20, but President Trump was not in attendance. Washington had asked that Ramaphosa hand over to a junior embassy official, but the South Africans refused.
not only did trump not show up, but the us administration decided to be extra insulting by sending pretty much the lowest level diplomat possible.
pittyh on
Isn’t Trump hosting the next one?
Turkish27 on
Tbf, that photo of the world leaders holding hands is a little cringe.
SARMS86 on
> The U.S. had also told the South Africans that they should not issue a joint declaration at the summit’s close, and that if they issued something it should only be called a „chair’s statement.“
> However, Ramaphosa, who said ahead of the event „we will not be bullied,“ announced at the meeting’s opening on Saturday that consensus had been reached and a joint statement was issued without the input of the U.S.
But I was told the U.S were the most respected country in the world?
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Probably the most productive summit ever i bet.
>Usually he’d be expected to hand that gavel over to the leader of the country taking over the rotating chairmanship of the G20, but President Trump was not in attendance. Washington had asked that Ramaphosa hand over to a junior embassy official, but the South Africans refused.
not only did trump not show up, but the us administration decided to be extra insulting by sending pretty much the lowest level diplomat possible.
Isn’t Trump hosting the next one?
Tbf, that photo of the world leaders holding hands is a little cringe.
> The U.S. had also told the South Africans that they should not issue a joint declaration at the summit’s close, and that if they issued something it should only be called a „chair’s statement.“
> However, Ramaphosa, who said ahead of the event „we will not be bullied,“ announced at the meeting’s opening on Saturday that consensus had been reached and a joint statement was issued without the input of the U.S.
But I was told the U.S were the most respected country in the world?