Donald Trump’s administration has refused to accept South African Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool in the United States. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio stated in a tweet that Rasool, who allegedly harbors hatred for America and the US President, is no longer welcome in the country. This decision is the latest in a series of conflicts between the two nations, with South Africa being a supporter of Palestinian rights and backing a case at the International Court of Justice against Israel, a US ally, for alleged genocidal acts in Gaza. Additionally, Trump’s administration has accused South Africa of discriminating against its white population and has offered expedited US citizenship to white Afrikaners claiming to be escaping “government-sponsored race-based” persecution. Despite the Trump administration’s claims, South African authorities affirm that apartheid’s legacies continue to drive economic inequality in the country.

Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/14/us-expels-south-african-ambassador-over-criticism-of-trump?traffic_source=rss