The State Department says South Africa’s ambassador to the United States has until Friday to leave the country.

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Remarks by South Africa's ambassador to the United States about President Donald Trump were "unacceptable," a State Department spokesperson told reporters on Monday after Washington last week made the decision to expel the envoy.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday expelled South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. calling him a “race-baiting politician.” In a post on X, Rubio said South Africa’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool hates President Donald Trump and the United States,