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(13,571 posts) Fri Mar 14, 2025, 06:21 PM Mar 2025

Rubio says South African ambassador is 'no longer welcome' in US [View all]

Source: CNN

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday said that 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” President Donald Trump, Rubio alleged in a post on X.

“We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA,” Rubio wrote. Declaring someone persona non grata (PNG) is a severe diplomatic rebuke and usually forces them to leave the host country.

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Rubio’s post linked to an article from the right-wing news outlet Breitbart about Rasool’s comments to a think tank Friday about Trump’s election and presidency.

Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/14/politics/rubio-south-africa-ambassador-no-longer-welcome-us/index.html

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Rubio says South African ambassador is 'no longer welcome' in US [View all] groundloop Mar 2025 OP

Goodness dweller Mar 2025 #1

Absolutely! slightlv Mar 2025 #10

Great. Now do ELON.... hlthe2b Mar 2025 #2

Elon probably lobbied for his ejection. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2025 #19

Obviously Ebrahim Rasool is a great guy. hadEnuf Mar 2025 #3

I think he came out hard against Trump's bullying applegrove Mar 2025 #4

It says it was this fair analysis: muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #7

Oh I wasn't saying it was his remarks on Canada applegrove Mar 2025 #8

Obviously a very well-spoken man. Boomerproud Mar 2025 #17

Slavishly doing his master's bidding C_U_L8R Mar 2025 #5

He was always a shit weasel worthless senator... rubbersole Mar 2025 #9

He's not missing anything JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #6

Ebrahim Rasool wasn't wrong in what he said. MAGA's whole platform is basically white supremacy grievances. tornado34jh Mar 2025 #11

Yup. And he said out loud the part about white supremacist/GOP fearing the travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #14

That is no surprise, but again, he wasn't wrong tornado34jh Mar 2025 #15

I'm sure he has nothing to discuss with you either, Marco, so go fuck yourself. SunSeeker Mar 2025 #12

If anybody wants to actually hear/watch what Rasul said ... Here's the link. Igel Mar 2025 #13

Micro Rubio has never known integrity. Kid Berwyn Mar 2025 #16

Did Little Marco forget? IzzaNuDay Mar 2025 #18