Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that the United States is expelling South Africa’s ambassador to Washington, Ebrahim Rasool, in a move that underscores growing tensions between Washington and Pretoria.
He also accused the envoy of hating the country and US President Donald Trump.
“South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio posted on X.
Ebrahim Rasool is “a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS,” he said. @POTUS here refers to the official X handle of the President of the United States.
“We have nothing to discuss with him, and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA.”
Tensions between US and South Africa.
The ambassador’s expulsion is the latest sign of growing tensions between the US and South Africa.
In February, Trump froze US aid to South Africa, claiming a law there allows land to be taken from white farmers.
Last week, he escalated the issue by inviting South African farmers to move to the US, saying the government was “confiscating” their land. On Truth Social, he promised them a “rapid pathway to citizenship.”
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