Trump admin. expels South Africa envoy Ebrahim Rasool, calls him a "race-baiting politician who hates America"
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Johannesburg — The Trump administration expelled South Africa's Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Friday, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. In a social media post, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Rasool a "race-baiting politician who hates America" and President Trump.
In a diplomatic notice, the Department of State said that it would no longer recognize Ambassador Rasool as a "member of the [South African] mission from today, March 17," adding that "his privileges and immunities will cease" and that he was "persona non grata" in the United States.
The expulsion came after Rasool, during a webinar hosted by the South African Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection, accused Mr. Trump of pursuing policies and practices that the diplomat characterized as "a white supremacist response to growing demographic diversity in the United States."
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