Why Kevin Rudd won’t want to give up his top Washington job – as his incredible perks are revealed [Video]

19:27 EST 12 Nov 2024, updated 22:23 EST 12 Nov 2024

Kevin Rudd would be forced to give up his six-figure salary and his luxury multi-million dollar residence if he accepts calls to resign as US ambassador after his past comments about Donald Trump resurfaced and sparked outrage. 

The Australian Ambassador to the US has labelled the President-elect a ‘village idiot’, a ‘traitor to the West’ and ‘the most destructive president in history’.

There are growing voices calling for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to sack Mr Rudd and install someone else who can build a better relationship with Trump’s new administration.

Trump has also signalled his disapproval with the former Prime Minister of Australia, branding him ‘nasty’.

‘I don’t know much about him. I heard he was a little bit nasty,’ Trump told GB News earlier this year.

‘I hear he’s not the brightest bulb, but I don’t know much about him. If he’s at all hostile, he will not …