Anthony Albanese has insisted Rudd will remain as Australia’s US ambassador even though he once called Trump as “the most destructive president in history”.
Australia’s ambassador to the United States, Kevin Rudd, has scrubbed comments critical of incoming president Donald Trump from his online record, as the Albanese government rushes to avoid offending the nation’s most important security partner.
Speaking to reporters in Canberra, Albanese said he would continue to advocate for free trade even though Trump has vowed to implement tariffs on imported goods into the United States. In a statement posted on Thursday morning, just a day after Trump was declared the winner of the election, Rudd’s office said: “In his previous role as the head of an independent US-based think tank , Mr Rudd was a regular commentator on American politics.“Out of respect for the office of President of the United States, and following the election of President Trump, Ambassador Rudd has now removed these past commentaries from his personal website and social media channels.
In an especially critical post on Trump from 2020, made after protesters were forcibly removed from an area near the White House, Rudd said: “He drags America and democracy through the mud. He thrives on fomenting, not healing, division. He abuses Christianity, church and bible to justify violence.”Trump told Brexit champion Nigel Farage in an interview
“Kevin’s worked very hard with the rest of the team at the embassy to deliver that,” she said on Thursday.
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