Ebrahim Rasool was described by Marco Rubio as a “race-baiting legislator who hates America” by Reuters Secretary of State. Ebrahim Rasool was” no longer welcome in our excellent state,” according to a blog on X Rubio, and it was linked to a statement from the traditional Breitbart information page about an online lesson the embassy gave about the Trump administration’s foreign policy and its effects on South Africa. Donald Trump is launching an assault on reigns, those in authority, by launching a supremacist at home campaign. . . Rasool spoke at the virtual forum hosted by the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection in South Africa. The latest instance of Washington and Pretoria’s rapidly deteriorating relationship since Trump’s election is Rasool’s eviction. At the end of 2023, South Africa filed a lawsuit against Israel against Israel, alleging that it violated international laws relating to genocide in its conflict with Hamas in Gaza, a claim that Israel actively refutes. Trump frozen international aid to South Africa last month, partly as retribution for his criticism of Pretoria’s land expropriation policies, which he and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk, who were both born in South Africa, did as retaliation. Rasool continued in his lecture that Trump’s” racist abuse on presidency” is “visible in the home politics of the USA, the Maga activity.” . . According to video of the event posted on YouTube,” a reaction not just to a racist instinct but also very clear data that shows significant demographic shifts in the USA where the voting public is projected to be 48 % white.” It’s a rare and serious diplomatic move to refer to an ambassador as “persona non grata.” After accusing Pretoria of “anti-Americanism” and engaging in “very bad things,” including using the summit to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and climate change, Rubio skipped a meeting of the G20 foreign ministers in South Africa last month. Rasool, a veteran diplomat who has previously made frequent remarks about Israel, said he would put South Africa’s “megaphone” on Gaza ahead of taking up his position in December as he worked to repair strained relations with Washington.
US calls West African ambassador “persona non grata”
