She added that Rasool's privileges as ambassador expired on Monday and he must leave the country by Friday.
South Africa's embassy in Washington did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the Breitbart article or Bruce's comments.
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South Africa previously called the expulsion regrettable in statements from its presidency and international relations department, but said it remained committed to building mutually beneficial relations.
Asked by reporters whether other ambassadors to the US could criticise Trump without fear of being expelled, Bruce said: "You want people in each embassy who can actually facilitate a relationship."
Rasool presented his credentials to then-President Joe Biden on January 13, a week before Trump took office, according to the embassy's website. It was his second stint in Washington.
Bruce also said the Trump administration was conducting a serious review of Washington's South Africa policy, citing SA's land policy, its growing ties with countries like Russia and Iran and "aggressive positions" toward the US and allies, including accusing Israel of genocide.
Trump has said, without citing evidence, that SA is confiscating land and that "certain classes of people" were being treated very badly.
President Cyril Ramaphosa signed into law a bill in January aimed at making it easier for the state to expropriate land in the public interest, in some cases without compensating the owner.
Ramaphosa has defended the policy as evening out racial disparities in ownership in the Black-majority nation and said the government had not confiscated any land
**Reuters**