Donald Trump calls Kevin Rudd ‘nasty’ and says he ‘won’t be there long’ as Australia’s ambassador to US

In interview with Nigel Farage, Trump says I hear he's not the brightest bulb' when asked about Rudd

Donald Trump has taken a swipe at the former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd, calling him nasty" and claiming he won't be there long" as Australian ambassador to the United States.

But the Australian foreign minister, Penny Wong, said the government would retain Rudd as American ambassador if Trump won November's presidential election, backing him as doing an excellent job". Anthony Albanese, who appointed Rudd as ambassador, accused the Coalition opposition of a cheap shot" attack over the comments, as the Liberal leader, Peter Dutton, said the government now needed to repair" the US relationship.