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In an earlier interview that resurfaced in 2024 when he was confirmed as ambassador, Rudd had called Trump ‘a village idiot’ and ‘not a leading intellectual force’
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There was an awkward moment during Donald Trump’s meeting with Anthony Albanese Monday at the White House when the U.S. president told Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to America, “I don’t like you… and I probably never will”.
