Rubio Declares South African Ambassador ‘Persona Non Grata’ After Trump Insult

Last week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared that South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is no longer welcome in the U.S. On Friday, Rubio took to X, calling Rasool a “race-baiting politician who hates America.

” He stated, “We have nothing to discuss with him, and he is therefore considered PERSONA NON GRATA.” Rubio shared a Breitbart News article highlighting Rasool’s past derogatory remarks about former President Donald Trump. The ambassador faced expulsion after alleging at a recent event that Trump was leading a global white supremacist movement.