White house meeting - Trump doesn't like Rudd:

[Bobby]

Wow - Trump told Rudd off in public:

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-n ... s-comments


“I don’t like you either. And I probably never will,

” US President Donald Trump told Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd at the White House cabinet room table.

It was the testiest and most uncomfortable remark at a typically freewheeling and chaotic presidential press conference.

[Bobby]

More:

A half-hour later, following a remarkably drama-free and warm meeting between Trump and the Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, Rudd was heard to apologise to the president, leaning over the table to say sorry to the man he called a “village idiot” four years ago.

Trump, according to Australian sources in the room, told Rudd “all is forgiven” after the media filed out.

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In a gilded room adorned with portraits of presidents past, under gleaming chandeliers and flanked by golden crown moulding, the silver-tongued president didn’t seem too fussed about controversial comments from the snowy-haired Australian ambassador.

For a year, conservative critics had catastrophised that Trump had put Australia in the diplomatic cooler because he’d been boiling with rage about critical comments made by Rudd in 2021.

But face to face with the former prime minister inside the White House cabinet room, Trump appeared to not recognise Rudd, or even remember the comments – let alone allow it to sour the extraordinarily positive attitude he took with Albanese, showering praise on the Australian leader.

In a press conference Trump spoke approvingly of a sharp haircut on an Australian reporter before calling another journalist a “nasty guy”, signed a major critical minerals deal with Albanese in his signature thick black texta pen, and careened from criticising “incompetent” predecessor Joe Biden to threatening Hamas with “eradication” to praising the “flawless” American strike on Iranian nuclear bases.

[Bobby]

Many years ago -
Rudd called him a village idiot:

[Black Orchid]

I think the vast majority of Australians dislike Rudd. He was a terrible pick for Ambassador to the US.

[Bobby]

I think the vast majority of Australians dislike Rudd. He was a terrible pick for Ambassador to the US.

At least Trump didn't let it get in the way of the deals he made.

[tllwd]

Send Rudd to Greenland.

[Black Orchid]

He also told an Aussie reporter she didn't know what she was talking about (Russia/Ukraine) and when she kept trying to waffle on he told her to be quiet. LOL

[Bobby]

https://www.onenation.org.au/send-rudd-home

Trump Shares Australia's Feelings Towards Rudd

One Nation October 21, 2025

Rudd is a loose-tongued fool, a self-important dunce with zero diplomatic skill and
no ability to negotiate with the world’s leading superpower.
His record as Prime Minister was a string of failures,
and now he risks doing the same damage to one of our most important international relationships.

[tllwd]

I am not sure who is more infantile the Aussie reporter or Rudd though there is no doubts that Rudd has done more damage to Australia and Australian image.

[Bobby]

The sub deal is no good that Trump approved today.
Albo & Rudd sowed up a bad deal to pay $368 billion for 8 lousy subs –
worth at the most $10 billion each -
so $80 billion not $368 billion -
– the Yanks are laughing at us – no wonder Trump likes that deal.