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Former Australian PM deletes critical tweets of Trump after winning election: 'Most destructive president'

D.Brown30 min ago
Former Australian prime minister and current ambassador to the United States in Washington Kevin Rudd has deleted tweets critical of President-elect Donald Trump after he won the presidential election. Rudd had described Trump in a 2020 post as "the most destructive president in history," according to reporting from NDTV. He served as Australia's 26th prime minister from 2007 to 2010 as head of their Labor Party, and was re-elected in 2013 after a brief stint as Australia's foreign minister. The comments were made when Rudd had served as Chair of the Asia Society Policy Institute, which was described by Columia University World Leaders Forum as "dedicated to using second track diplomacy to assist governments and businesses in resolving policy challenges within Asia, and between Asia and the West."

According to a statement shared with Fox News Digital from Ambassador Rudd's office, "In his previous role as the head of an independent US-based think tank, Mr. Rudd was a regular commentator on American politics. Out of respect for the office of President of the United States, and following the election of President Trump, Ambassador Rudd has now removed these past commentaries from his personal website and social media channels." MURDOCH CHILDREN' "This has been done to eliminate the possibility of such comments being misconstrued as reflecting his positions as Ambassador and, by extension, the views of the Australian Government. Ambassador Rudd looks forward to working with President Trump and his team to continue strengthening the US-Australia alliance," the statement concluded. Ambassador Rudd has since shared several posts congratulating President-elect Trump on social media site X, including one where he claimed he called him personally.

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