‘He will not be there long’:Trump warns Rudd on Washington posting

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“I hear he is not the brightest bulb, but I don’t know much about him. If he’s at all hostile, he will not be there long,” Mr Trump said, assuming he would win the upcoming election. The US President can revoke an ambassador’s credentials with a signature, rendering them powerless on the most powerful diplomatic stage in the world. Mr Rudd’s media office declined to comment on the remarks. However, it’s no secret Mr Rudd has strong views on Mr Trump, having savaged him as “nuts”, and called him a “traitor to the West”. He said Mr Trump was guilty...