Marco Rubio to South Africa’s Ambassador: ‘No Longer Welcome’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio just made it clear. South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, is no longer welcome in the U.S.

Rasool slammed President Trump and MAGA at a forum, calling it part of a global movement exploiting “White anxieties.”

God forbid anything be done that would help out White people, right Rasool?

Rubio fired back on X, calling Rasool a “race-baiting politician” who “hates America.”

Hating America is a bit generalized though we understand who he really hates.

The verdict?

No he gets ‘persona non grata’ status.

No meetings, no diplomacy, just a one-way ticket out.

South Africa's Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country.

Ebrahim Rasool is a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS.

We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA.https://t.co/mnUnwGOQdx

— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) March 14, 2025

🚨 U.S. 🇺🇸: Secretary Rubio declares South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool persona non grata—no longer welcome in the U.S. due to his race-baiting politics and hostility toward America and President Trump. 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/0cQuvNSuRJ

— ＧＲＡＹ ＴＡＣＴＩＣＳ (@GrayTactica) March 14, 2025

Independent reports:

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seeking to expel South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool, after the official criticized Donald Trump during a forum early on Friday.

“South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio wrote on X later that day.

He accused Rasool of being “a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates [the president of the United States] @POTUS.”

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“We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA,” Rubio added.

Rubio, in his announcement, pointed to remarks from Rasool at a recent panel hosted by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, a South African think tank.

During his comments, Rasool argued that Trump’s Make American Great Again movement, as well as Elon Musk and JD Vance’s efforts this year boosting right-wing parties in the UK and Germany, were part of a global movement catering to the anxieties of white communities.

The Trump administration cited opposition to a land expropriation law meant to remedy the country’s history of racial inequality and past forced displacement of Black families.

A side note: Ever notice how these liberal articles capitalize “Black” but not “white”? That’s a good insight on how that writer/company views the topic.