Kevin Rudd should ‘graciously step down’ over Trump comments

Menzies Research Centre Senior Fellow Nick Cater says Australian Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd should “graciously step down” over comments made against former US President Donald Trump. Rudd has previously criticised Donald Trump even going as far as calling him the ‘most destructive US president in history.’ “Let’s reverse the situation imagine the US Ambassador to Australia had come out and said that Peter Dutton was unfit for office,” Mr Cater told Sky News Australia host Sharri Markson in response. “It is not his place to say. “That would be something we couldn’t really countenance, and I’m sure America would do the right thing and withdraw their ambassador under those circumstances. “The best thing is for Kevin Rudd to realise what he’s done, and to gracefully step down.