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 declared South African ambassador to the U.S. Ebrahim Rasool “persona non grata” and accused the diplomat of being a “race-baiting politician” over his recent comments about President Trump.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the South African Ambassador is no longer welcome in the US. This follows comments made by Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool about US President Donald Trump, further intensifying the longstanding rivalry between Washington and Pretoria,