After Secretary of State Marco Rubio determined that Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was no longer welcome in the U.S. and posted his decision Friday on social media, South African embassy staff were summoned to the State Department and given a formal diplomatic note explaining the decision,

Rubio's remarks come after Trump signed an executive order that cut aid and assistance to the Black-led South African government.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has made it clear that South Africa's ambassador is not welcome here. On Friday, Rubio posted to social media platform X, calling Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, "a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS.