Kevin Rudd is under mounting pressure to return to Australia with his tail between his legs after a swathe of past insults he has made about Donald Trump have resurfaced.
The Australian Ambassador to the US has labelled the President-elect a ‘village idiot’, a ‘traitor to the West’ and ‘the most destructive president in history’.
There are growing voices calling for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sack Mr Rudd and install someone else who can build a better relationship with Trump’s new administration.
Trump has also signalled his disapproval with the former Prime Minister of Australia, branding him ‘nasty’.
‘I don’t know much about him. I heard he was a little bit nasty,’ Trump told GB News earlier this year.
‘I hear he’s not the brightest bulb, but I don’t know much about him. If he’s at all hostile, he will not be there long.’
And one of Trump’s most senior campaign advisors, Dan Scavino Jr, gave an indication that Mr Rudd would not last long under the current administration.
Sharing Mr Rudd’s congratulatory message to the new President-elect on X, Mr Scavino Jr posted an hour glass GIF – suggesting his days were numbered.
But Mr Rudd is unlikely to go quietly, especially given the huge number of perks he receives as one of Australia’s top diplomats.
More to come.
The Australian Ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd (pictured), has labelled the President-elect a ‘village idiot’, a ‘traitor to the West’ and ‘the most destructive president in history’
