U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not attend an upcoming G20 meeting in South Africa, the top U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, days after President Donald Trump threatened to cut off funding to the African country.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening he was boycotting the G20 meeting in South Africa scheduled for later this month over the country's controversial land expropriation law.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced he will skip the G-20 summit slated to be held in Johannesburg amid tensions between President Trump, tech billionaire Elon Musk and the host country South