Rudd ‘incredibly shaky’ in ambassador role as more instances of Trump criticism revealed

Sky News host Chris Kenny has revealed more instances of Kevin Rudd’s strident criticism of Donald Trump, saying Australia’s ambassador to the US is looking “increasingly shaky” in his role. In the past, Rudd has called Trump "nuts", tweeted about him as a "traitor to the west" and declared him the "most destructive president in history." Mr Kenny said Rudd's anti-Trump views were “deep-seated, carefully explained and repeatedly expressed” during his sideline career as a China analyst. In March 2022, Rudd described Trump as a “madman” to the Elliott School of International Affairs in Washington DC. Mr Kenny also said in the 2022 book ‘The Avoidable War’ – about how to avoid a war between the US and China – Rudd's view of Trump created news. Rudd said China had made "phenomenal progress from 2016 to 2020 courtesy of Donald Trump – the US as the stabilising fulcrum in the international order started to wobble. China didn't believe their luck. The diminution of US standing was unprecedented”. “Yep, Rudd's thesis was that Trump gave power to China's arm, because Trump weakened the west and the US," Mr Kenny said.