“Won’t be there long,” Trump said, branding US Ambassador Kevin Rudd as “nasty.”
Kevin Rudd will remain an ambassador if Trump wins in November because of his “excellent job,” according to Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong. In response to comments made by Liberal Party leader Peter Dutton that the government needed to “mending” the US relationship, Rudd’s ambassador, Anthony Albanese, referred to the Coalition opposition as a “cheap shot.”.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made the comments in a late-night interview on GB News with former British conservative Nigel Farage.
Rudd was critical of Trump prior to his appointment as ambassador in March 2023. At X, Rudd called Trump “the most destructive president in history.”
He taints democracy and America. His seclusion does not aid in his recovery. Christianity, the church, and the Bible all support violence. In a later tweet, he referred to Trump as “a traitor to the West.”
Farage, who had never heard of Rudd before, asked about the charges, and Trump responded by attacking him once more.
He won’t last long if that’s the case, Trump stated on Wednesday.
I’m not that familiar with him. Some have described him as cruel. They say he’s dim. I’m not that familiar with him.
However, a hostile person does not last long.
Paul Fletcher asked Albanese to reconsider Rudd’s position during Q&A.
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The prime minister angrily asserted that the opposition wanted to “politize Australia’s representative overseas in an important nation such as that” with a “cheap shot.”
Never observed it.
Dutton commended Albanese’s play move.
Dutton asserted that there is a need to address Trump’s accusations.
“Mr. Rudd must mend the rift. That was the dispute between us. Adding, “We won’t be scared by bullies,”
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is requesting comments. The Australian official said, “Kevin Rudd is doing a good job as Australia’s Ambassador to the United States.”
At a news conference on Wednesday, Wong answered, “Yes,” when asked if Australia would keep Rudd as ambassador in the event that Trump wins another election.
In the wake of Trump’s remarks, Wong backed Rudd, her prime minister, and his ambassadorship.
Rudd makes a fantastic representative. Legislators know him well for pushing American interests in Australia. She claimed that the ambassador worked really hard on Aukus.a
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The future president will get along with him because he served as foreign minister and prime minister and collaborated with all political parties in Congress.
Wong said: “Mr. Dutton, the leader of the opposition, has also expressed confidence in Mr. Rudd.”
While serving as ambassador, Rudd “worked comfortably and seamlessly” with Republicans, characterising the US and Australia as “robust democracies.”
Rudd said in August, “That’s my job as an ambassador, and that’s our job as an embassy.”
Citing the Aukus military treaty, Farage referred to Trump as “quite a good friend of yours; you got on quite well with him” in reference to Joe Hockey, the former Liberal treasurer and current US ambassador prior to Rudd. The former president disregarded hockey and Aukus on YouTube.
Hockey claims that Trump treated him with cordiality. Hockey, a “Trump whisperer” in the press, claims that he spotted the two playing golf together.
In reaction to Trump’s Rudd comments, Liberal Party deputy leader Sussan Ley declined to “comment on US domestic politics” on Sky News.
We wish Kevin Rudd well in his new position as our US ambassador, as he represents Australia.
I’ll hold off on speaking until November, while we wait to hear from the US.
Nationals leader David Littleproud suggests that Trump’s Rudd stance may have an effect on Australia-US relations.
He was a bad choice right from the start. According to Sky, collaborating with Trump on Aukus will be difficult.
It appears there is an issue with the government. They made a grave error in this case, and Kevin Rudd was incorrect to make fun of a potential US president.
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