Rubio declares South African ambassador to US 'persona non grata' over Trump comments

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Trump signed an executive order in early February to pause aid to South Africa.
48% : " In the same post, Rubio shared a link to an article by right-wing news outlet Breitbart detailing Rasool's comments to the Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection (MISTRA) think-tank in Johannesburg, South Africa. Rasool, in his video address to the think-tank, accused Trump of leading a "white supremacist movement" at home and abroad.
47% : Trump said earlier this month that he is offering an expedited pathway to U.S. citizenship to South African farmers.
20% : " At the time of signing the order, Trump accused the South African government of confiscating "land, and treating certain classes of people VERY BADLY.
12% : 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.
12% : " Days prior to Trump penning the order to suspend aid to South Africa, Rubio said he would skip the G20 summit in Johannesburg, alleging that South Africa was "doing very bad things.

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