Australia’s ambassador in Washington deletes old posts calling ‘destructive’ Trump a ‘traitor’

The Telegraph via Yahoo ^ | 11/07/2024 | Andrea Hamblin

[DFG]

Australia’s ambassador to the US has deleted comments he had previously made online about Donald Trump, criticising him as “destructive” and a “traitor to the West”.

Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister, said his remarks did not reflect the view of the government and he was “looking forward” to working with the president-elect.

Dr Rudd, who scrubbed his social media days before Mr Trump’s election victory, wanted to “eliminate the possibility of such comments being misconstrued,” his office said.

The ambassador became the latest in a list of high-profile figures to distance themselves from disparaging remarks made about Mr Trump before his remarkable return to the White House.

Anthony Albanese, Australia’s prime minister, said it was “good to speak” with Mr Trump on the phone about “strength of the Australia-US relationship in security, Aukus, trade and investment”.

A 2017 video that has resurfaced showed Mr Albanese had said that Mr Trump “scares the s--- out of me” and he would approach him with “trepidation”.

[DesertRhino]

Does that ambassador know that deleting it doesn’t exactly.... Oh never mind. I’ll just watch.

[FLT-bird]

I wouldn’t take this guy’s calls if I were Trump. Same goes for the British foreign secretary.

[Red Badger]

Coward.....................

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister, said his remarks did not reflect the view of the government

Then his government should recall him and replace him. Trump's administration should absolutely refuse to deal with him.

[Sirius Lee]

wanted to “eliminate the possibility of such comments being misconstrued

[Wilderness Conservative]

OZ is in the FAFO club along with every other English speaking country who has surrendered their nuts. Im glad we’re fighting back.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Mr Albanese had said that Mr Trump “scares the s--- out of me”

Good, our adversaries should fear us. As the saying goes, "It's better to be feared than loved."

[HYPOCRACY]

Wasn’t that clown Prime Minister for like a week? Loser.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I expect him to be recalled soon.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

wanted to “eliminate the possibility of such comments being misconstrued,”

I wonder how anyone could possibly misconstrue calling Trump a traitor to the West.

[stylin19a]

If Rudd is still the ambassador on inauguration day, Pres. Trump should force his removal from the U.S. and ask that he officially be recalled by his government

[NorthMountain]

I think they owe us a new ambassador. I recommend Ozzyman:

[Frank Drebin]

[ProtectOurFreedom]

“Trump is destructive.”
“Trump is a traitor to the West.”

“But please don’t misconstrue my comments.”

The whole world elects or appoints the dumbest and most stupid.

[T.B. Yoits]

Trump's administration should absolutely refuse to deal with him.

Start by revoking his visa, his consul license plates, and force him to register as a lobbyist.

[Starboard]

Absolutely right. Declare him persona non grata.

[bgill]

Kev is a little kiss up. That won’t work with Trump.

[TexasGator]

“Wasn’t that clown Prime Minister for like a week? Loser.”

Three months.

That was his second term. An appointment just a couple of months before the upcoming election which the Labor party lost.

His first term was 2007-2010.

[EQAndyBuzz]

Trump should ask the Australian prime minister to pull Rudd from his ambassadorship. Cite that he cannot work with people who have disparaged him by lying and state that he wants to work with ambassadors who show integrity and this clearly wasn’t the case.