Anthony Albanese is urged to fire Kevin Rudd NOW – as another nasty Trump comment emerges: ‘He’s a disgrace’

Resurfaced footage shows Kevin Rudd calling Donald Trump a “village idiot” and “incoherent” – reigniting calls for his removal as Australia’s ambassador to the United States.

The footage, broadcast by Sky News’ Sharri Markson on Monday evening, showed Rudd speaking in a 2021 webinar with Indian politician and former diplomat Dr. Shashi Tharoor.

“The United States has been ruled by a village idiot for the past four years,” Rudd said.

“People have seen that China remained competent in its national statecraft and that the United States under Trump became increasingly incompetent in its national statecraft.”

These comments came to light just days after Rudd quietly deleted tweets from 2020 in which he called Trump “the most destructive president in history” as he faced calls to resign from the diplomatic post.

Before being appointed ambassador, Rudd had also branded Trump a “political liability,” a “problem for the world” and a “traitor to the West.”

Economist Leith Van Onselen on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to fire Rudd.

“The first thing the federal government should do is drive Kevin Rudd out of Washington because he is an embarrassment.

“He actually attacked Donald Trump relentlessly before the election, and now that he’s been elected, he’s doing the same [Kevin Rudd] is untenable.

“Australia needs to work with whoever the president is. Donald Trump has been elected, he has been elected by an overwhelming majority, we have to get on with it.

“It’s quite untenable to have an ambassador there who is so anti-Trump; they should remove it immediately and replace it with someone else.”

Australian US Ambassador and former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd labeled Donald Trump (pictured) a ‘village idiot’

Mr Rudd (pictured) was appointed US ambassador in 2022 despite calling Mr Trump a ‘political liability’, ‘problem for the world’ and ‘traitor to the West’

In response to the news that Rudd’s tweets had been deleted, his office was forced to release a statement saying he had deleted the tweets “out of respect for the office of President of the United States.”

‘In his previous role as head of an independent US-based think tank, Mr Rudd was a regular commentator on US politics.

“Following the election of President Trump, Ambassador Rudd has now removed these past comments from his personal website and social media channels,” the statement said.

“Ambassador Rudd looks forward to working with President Trump and his team to further strengthen the US-Australia alliance.”

Trump was confronted with Rudd’s hostility towards him in an interview with British politician Nigel Farage in March.

“If he’s at all hostile, he won’t be there much longer,” Trump said.

Meanwhile, Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump said before the US election that it would be “quite difficult” for the government to keep Mr Rudd in Washington if he had not shown signs of a “change of heart” towards the US presidential election . Trump.

“It’s not my decision, but I do think it would be nice to have someone who appreciates what Donald Trump has been through and wants to serve our country at this moment, this really critical moment in America’s history,” he said. them against Sky. News.

“Obviously, this is a bit difficult to accept, and we might want to choose someone else (for the top job at the US embassy).”

While Rudd has been haunted by past comments about Trump, he is not the only Labor figure to make unflattering remarks about the brash property magnate turned politician.

A newly surfaced video from 2017 shows Mr Albanese’s appearance during a question-and-answer session at Splendor in the Grass, when he served as Labor’s transport and infrastructure spokesman while in opposition.

When asked how he would “deal with Trump,” Mr. Albanese replied: “With trepidation.”

Pressed further, Mr Albanese said: “You have to deal with who gets elected,” as Mr Trump has already been in the White House for six months.

“We have an alliance with the US, we have to deal with him, but that doesn’t mean you are uncritical about it,” Albanese said.

“He (Trump) scares the hell out of me and I think it is of some concern that the leader of the free world thinks you can do politics overnight through 140 characters on Twitter.”

Sunrise host Nat Barr suggested Mr Albanese may have to apologize after Trump was elected president of the United States on Wednesday evening, while the prime minister was probed further about the matter by reporters on Thursday morning.

“No, I look forward to working with President Trump,” he emphasized.

‘I think I have shown that I am able to work with world leaders and develop relationships with them that are positive.

“And I think in the two and a half years I have shown that I have had the honor of being Prime Minister.”