Australia's Ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd, is facing scrutiny after criticizing former President Donald Trump, calling him a 'political liability' and a 'problem for the world.' Various political figures and analysts have weighed in on Rudd's position, with some suggesting his role may be untenable due to his comments. Despite this, some individuals view Trump's criticism of Rudd as a badge of honor, indicating a divide in opinions regarding Rudd's performance as ambassador.
Sky News host Chris Kenny has revealed more instances of Kevin Rudd’s strident criticism of Donald Trump, saying Australia’s ambassador to the US is looking “increasingly shaky” in his role. https://t.co/qlqc68NsJH
Sky News host Rita Panahi says members of the Albanese government were “falling over themselves” this week to defend Australia’s ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd from former US President Donald Trump. https://t.co/tZAcVhS23b
A Labor MP has accused Peter Dutton of trying to "suck up to Donald Trump", claiming the Opposition has backflipped on its support of Kevin Rudd as Australia's Ambassador to the US following explosive comments made by Donald Trump. https://t.co/vp9zBDDLXt
Labor MP Andrew Charlton says it is “very surprising” the Opposition did a “backflip” on their position towards Australia’s Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd. https://t.co/3uaS3AVuNo
Kevin Rudd is doing a 'good job', but what does he do? Inside the world of ambassadors https://t.co/2ZknFvrtSb
Sky News Digital Editor Jack Houghton has weighed in on the debate around Kevin Rudd’s appointment as Ambassador to the US following Donald Trump’s comments about the former prime minister this week. https://t.co/LtmTXZeVvG
Australia’s former ambassador to China, Geoff Raby, weighs in on Trump’s comments about Australia’s current ambassador to the US, Kevin Rudd - “I think the current comments by the presumptive Republican nominee…Kevin would probably wear as a badge of honour.” @BloombergTV https://t.co/ELS70cnZIX
Australia’s Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd would wear criticism of him by former President Donald Trump as a “badge of honor,” a former Aussie diplomat says https://t.co/nQmu57KuoT
Donald Trump said Australia’s ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd “will not be there long” if “he’s at all hostile”. So can a president expel a foreign ambassador? Read more here: https://t.co/OvoATMLNuz https://t.co/eX4MHzpywx
A Senator and a leading journalist believe Kevin Rudd's position as Australia's Ambassador to the United States is no longer tenable, after https://t.co/sH6vLECPDj revealed more comments made by the former prime minister about Donald Trump. https://t.co/obsHoAFAS6
Menzies Research Centre Senior Fellow Nick Cater says Australian Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd’s position is “untenable” in light of the unfavourable comments he’s made about Donald Trump. https://t.co/NncvZQJfsO
Australia’s longest-serving foreign minister has admitted there is a “real problem” after Donald Trump’s blistering rebuke of Australia’s Ambassador to the US but has not given up on the chance Kevin Rudd could repair the relationship. https://t.co/lH9B65fAnD
Nigel Farage has told Sky News Australia what really happened during his exclusive sit-down with Donald Trump in which the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee slammed Australian ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd. https://t.co/ogRtuaR17Q
Sky News has revealed more footage of now-Ambassador Kevin Rudd calling Donald Trump, who was US President at the time, a political liability – saying he’s a problem for the world and must be removed as president. https://t.co/8r4gRLSECD
Sky News has obtained footage of Kevin Rudd’s blistering assessment of Donald Trump, labelling the then US president a “political liability” and a “problem for the world”. https://t.co/bcT9aiWd2B
Australia’s ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd has shared a cryptic message amid tensions with former president Donald Trump. > https://t.co/lq3xJsxhKU
Aussie PM under fire after Trump's blistering comments on US Ambassador Rudd Shadow home affairs minister James Paterson asserts Anthony Albanese's responsibility if Kevin Rudd faces expulsion from the US. https://t.co/lxTEsShKYL
Health Minister Mark Butler says Kevin Rudd is a “widely respected” ambassador to the US across the political spectrum. https://t.co/ChVSz3Oq03
James Paterson has maintained it is in Australia's "national interest" for Kevin Rudd to succeed, but argued Anthony Albanese should take the blame if the former PM cannot work with a potential Trump administration. https://t.co/IEaPXBn6XL
Shadow Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister James Paterson says Kevin Rudd is “diligently applying himself” as Australia’s ambassador to the United States. https://t.co/Wt8wRuCA2F