Overnight US President Donald Trump has told Kevin Rudd that \u201cHe doesn\u2019t like him, and probably never will.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is certainly a view of Rudd that most Australians agree with. One Nation has long called for Kevin Rudd\u2019s recall from America. In fact, we\u2019ve been calling for his recall from day one. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kevin Rudd doesn\u2019t have the temperament or the talent to manage Australia\u2013U.S. relations. His loose tongue has offended the very people who now hold the levers of power in Washington. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The disastrous U.S. trip by Anthony Albanese has exposed the problem: President Trump doesn\u2019t like Kevin Rudd, and who could blame him? <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rudd is a loose-tongued fool, a self-important dunce with zero diplomatic skill and no ability to negotiate with the world\u2019s leading superpower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His record as Prime Minister was a string of failures, and now he risks doing the same damage to one of our most important international relationships. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
When in 2008 Prime Minister Rudd travelled to China and, in the host nation\u2019s own language, delivered a lecture at Beijing University attacking China\u2019s human rights record, he blew up our relationship with Beijing. That single undiplomatic, poorly timed speech triggered a two-decade decline in Australia\u2013China relations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It showed exactly what Rudd has always been, a man who thinks he\u2019s far cleverer than he really is. The fact that Rudd remains in his post as U.S. Ambassador is proof of Anthony Albanese\u2019s absolute inability to get anything right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While Trump was making it clear he didn\u2019t trust or respect Rudd, Albanese was standing there grinning like a nervous schoolboy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump\u2019s face was steely; he was dead serious. Australia cannot maintain a strong relationship with the United States while this twerp, Kevin Rudd, continues in office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
If One Nation were in charge, Rudd would be sacked immediately. We\u2019d appoint a capable, respected Ambassador to rebuild trust and lead the U.S.\u2013Australia partnership with dignity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We\u2019d also review the bloated staffing and perks Albanese handed Rudd as a former Prime Minister, a disgraceful use of public money for a man who delivers nothing but chaos and embarrassment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s time to recall Kevin Rudd and restore some credibility to Australia\u2019s diplomacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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