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United States President Donald Trump says he does not forget when people “say bad” about him, casting doubt on his forgiveness of Kevin Rudd.
Rudd tried to apologise for the now-deleted social media comments, but was quickly cut off by Trump, who said “I don’t like you either”.
After the meeting concluded, Rudd was overheard apologising to Trump off-camera, with the US president reportedly replying “all is forgiven”.
As he prepared to depart the White House for a trip to Asia on Friday night (Saturday afternoon AEDT), Trump made it clear he hadn’t forgotten his critics.
In a meeting at the White House, Rudd found himself in an uncomfortable situation with the US president. This stemmed from negative comments Rudd had previously posted online about Trump, which resurfaced after Rudd’s appointment as ambassador. Source: Getty / Anna Moneymaker
Trump brushed off questions regarding Rudd by stating, “I don’t know anything about him.”
However, later on, she softened her stance and chose not to reiterate the demands for Rudd’s dismissal.
On Friday night, Trump was also asked why he had not yet picked a new US ambassador to Australia, a role which has been vacant since Caroline Kennedy left in November 2024.
Trump said he had “one or two people” in mind but did not reveal who they were.
“Your leader [Anthony Albanese] was just here, and he’s a great guy, and I’m going to make sure we have somebody that he likes,” he said
“Here’s the good news, everybody wants to be ambassador to Australia.”
