Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has swiftly backtracked on her call that Kevin Rudd, Australia’s ambassador to the US, should be sacked in the aftermath of the highly-anticipated meeting between US President Donald Trump and Anthony Albanese in Washington.

WASHINGTON — President Trump tore into a foreign ambassador on Monday who badmouthed him in the past after signing a multibillion-dollar, rare-earth and critical minerals deal with visiting Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

"Trump's jaw-dropping response to a world leader's bold challenge left everyone speechless. What happened next in that room will haunt

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has defended Australian Ambassador to the United States Kevin Rudd after US President Donald Trump said he doesn’t like him.

Sussan Ley has said Kevin Rudd’s position as Australia’s ambassador to the US is “untenable” after Donald Trump gave the former prime minister a verbal lashing.

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Australia’s ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd was left humiliated by US President Donald Trump during a meeting on Monday.

There are calls for former PM Kevin Rudd to be stripped of his role as US ambassador after he was embarrassingly roasted by US president Donald Trump.