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The United States has announced the expulsion of South Africa's ambassador to Washington, Ibrahim Rasul, accusing him of hating the United States and President Donald Trump.
"South Africa's ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country," wrote US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announcing the ambassador's expulsion. The office of the South African president has responded that the American decision to expel the ambassador of his country is "regrettable".
"Ibrahim Rasool is a racist politician who hates and hates America," Secretary of State Rubio said, quoting Trump, "He has no basis to discuss with us and he has been declared a ``person inadmissible'' in the United States. He will be considered a ``persona non grata'' (persona non grata) in the US.'
In diplomacy, if a special facility is given under diplomatic etiquette, a person who abuses such a facility and violates diplomatic dignity can be declared an inadmissible person by the 'host country'. The United States has decided to expel the ambassador amid the latest developments amid growing tension between Washington and Pretoria.
Trump stopped US aid to South Africa last February . Last week, Trump repeated the accusation that South African farmers were welcome to settle in America and that the government was "confiscating" white people's land.
"Any farming family from South Africa who must flee the country for security reasons will be invited to the US with a fast track to citizenship," Trump wrote on his Truth social platform.
Trump's close ally and South African-born billionaire Elon Musk has been accusing South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's government of having 'openly racist ownership laws'.
Land ownership is a contentious issue in South Africa. Three decades after the end of apartheid, most of the agricultural land is owned by the white community. Recently, the South African government has been under increasing pressure to implement reforms.
At a G-20 event held in South Africa last month, Ramaphosa said there had been a "positive" conversation after US President Trump took office in January. But recently, his relationship with Trump has become strained.
