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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Karen Middleton Political editor

Could Trump really fire Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd – and how big a deal would that be?

Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the US
Video has emerged of Australia’s ambassador Kevin Rudd in a 2021 interview describing Donald Trump as ‘a village idiot’. Photograph: Aaron Bunch/AAP

Kevin Rudd’s historical criticisms of Donald Trump have caught the eye of some in the US president-elect’s inner circle – and prompted renewed debate about whether the incoming administration could seek retribution.

This week Dan Scavino, a senior adviser to Trump, reposted Rudd’s congratulatory statement to the president-elect on social media with a gif of an hourglass.

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