Sec. of State Marco Rubio announced the expulsion of South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool following remarks Rasool made accusing the United States of engaging in "supremacist" policies domestically and globally.

Trump administration expels South Africa’s ambassador over Musk criticism and land reform disputes. Explore the diplomatic fallout and Expropriation Act tensions.

South Africa's expelled Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, has been given 72 hours to leave that country.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States “is no longer welcome” in the United States.

Rasool accused US President Donald Trump of 'white supremacy' when he addressed the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection.

The development comes amid slumped ties since Donald Trump cut US financial aid to South Africa, citing disapproval of its land policy and its genocide case against Washington's ally Israel at the International Court of Justice.

Respected anti-apartheid crusader Ebrahim Rasool, South African Ambassador to the United States, was suddenly kicked out of the United States after speaking on a webinar about racial policies of President Donald Trump.

The US is expelling South Africa's ambassador to Washington, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying he is "no longer welcome in our great country". In a post on X, Rubio accused Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool of hating America and President Donald Trump and described him as a "race-baiting politician".

The South African presidency on Saturday said the expulsion of its Ambassador to the United States, Ebrahim Rasool, is “regrettable.” The presidency disclosed this in a short statement published on X on Saturday.