Secretary of state Marco Rubio declared South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States “persona non grata” on Friday, describing him as a “race-baiting politician who hates America”.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Friday evening on social media that South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. was barred from entering the country. Rubio shared reporting from the far-right media outlet Breitbart News comments by Ambassador Embrahim Rasool linking President Donald Trump to White supremacy.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is seeking to expel South Africa’s ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool, after the official criticized Donald Trump during a forum early on Friday. “South Africa's Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country,” Rubio wrote on X later that day.