Washington DC, March 15 -- United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday (local time) announced that the South African Ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, is now considered 'Persona Non Grata' and is "no longer welcomed" in the country.

Rubio accused Rasool of being a "race-baiting politician who hates America."

"South Africa's Ambassador to the United States is no longer welcome in our great country. Ebrahim Rasool is a race-baiting politician who hates America and hates @POTUS. We have nothing to discuss with him and so he is considered PERSONA NON GRATA," Rubio wrote in a post on X.

Rubio's post linked to a news article about Rasool's comments about Trump's election and presidency, as reported by CNN.

Rubio's response ca...