The State Department has imposed a Friday deadline for South Africa’s ambassador to the United States to leave the country.
Ebrahim Rasool’s diplomatic privileges and immunities in the United States expired on Monday, according to officials.
“He’s had his privileges, but those did expire today,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a Monday briefing. “Technically, he has a week from the notice, so that now expires on Friday.”
Secretary of State Marco Rubio declared Rasool “persona non grata” (PNG) following his controversial comments about President Donald Trump. A PNG declaration on a foreign national prohibits that person from entering the United States and revokes their privileges….