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In a post on X, Rubio accused Rasool of being a “race-baiting politician” who dislikes President Donald Trump and described him as a “persona non grata.” The move follows Trump’s executive order cutting aid to South Africa, citing concerns over a land expropriation law, which the South African government says has been misrepresented.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday that South Africa’s ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, is “no longer welcome” in the country. In a post on X, Rubio accused Rasool of being a “race-baiting politician” who dislikes President Donald Trump and described him as a “persona non grata.”
The move follows Trump’s executive order cutting aid to South Africa, citing concerns over a land expropriation law, which the South African government says has been misrepresented.
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In his post announcing Rasool’s expulsion, Rubio linked an article by Breitbart that quoted the South African ambassador as saying that Trump is leading a white supremacist movement in America and around the world. Rubio did not provide further explanation for the expulsion, and the US State Department has not issued an official statement beyond the secretary of states’ remarks.
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