Labor Government Backs Former PM to Remain as Ambassador Despite Trump Criticisms

While senior Labor figures back an appointment many had misgivings over, the Coalition backpedals on its earlier support for the acerbic former PM.
Labor Government Backs Former PM to Remain as Ambassador Despite Trump Criticisms
Current Australian Ambassador to the U.S. Kevin Rudd, who is also the former Australian prime minister at the Jack Morton Auditorium of George Washington University in Washington, D.C., on May 26, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
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Senior Australian politicians, including the prime minister, have backed the country’s Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd amid criticism from GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump.

A U.S. president has the power to revoke an ambassador’s credentials with just a signature.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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