Rudd approached Trump after tense exchange. Here's what happened

Donald Trump has reportedly "forgiven" Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd complete nan latter's aged remarks labelling nan US president a "traitor to nan West".

Rudd, a erstwhile premier curate and now Australia's ambassador to nan US, was coming this greeting astatine nan landmark gathering betwixt Trump and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

But location was an awkward infinitesimal erstwhile 1 newsman asked Trump why it had taken him 9 months into his word arsenic president to meet pinch Albanese - and whether Rudd's since-deleted remarks had thing to do pinch it.

Trump said he didn't "know thing about" who nan newsman was referring to and asked Albanese wherever Rudd was and if he still worked for him.

When Albanese pointed retired nan erstwhile Labor leader sitting crossed from Trump astatine nan furniture table, Trump asked Rudd if he "said bad", to which Rudd replied, "before I took this position, Mr President".

"I don't for illustration you either and I astir apt ne'er will," Trump replied.

The comments prompted laughter successful nan room.

The Sydney Morning Herald has since reported that aft nan cameras were turned off, Rudd approached Trump to apologise for his comments.

"All is forgiven," Trump said, according to sources successful nan room.

Prior to being appointed ambassador successful 2022, Rudd had posted remarks online labelling Trump "the astir destructive president successful history" and "a traitor to nan West".

Those person agelong since been deleted but they person prompted ongoing calls from nan Coalition for Rudd to beryllium recalled from Washington.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong brushed disconnected nan speech this morning, telling Today it was "tongue successful cheek".

"Full in installments to Kevin, ambassador Rudd has worked truthful difficult on, firstly getting this agreement," she said.

"He's worked truthful difficult connected assuring AUKUS and nan transportation of nan submarines successful our nationalist interest.

"And he's worked truthful difficult connected nan captious minerals deal."

She said Rudd had been instrumental to nan "success" of Albanese's gathering pinch Trump.

Rudd would beryllium acold from nan first fierce professional nan president has "forgiven".

Vice President JD Vance erstwhile referred to Trump arsenic "America's Hitler", while existent Secretary of State Marco Rubio, pinch whom Trump sparred successful his first predetermination run for nan Republican statesmanlike nomination, described him arsenic a "con artist".

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