Washington: US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on his forgiveness of Australian ambassador Kevin Rudd, saying he doesn’t forget criticism of him, while promising to appoint his own ambassador to Australia once he finds someone Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will “like”.

Rudd was dressed down by Trump during Albanese’s meeting with the US president this week, after a reporter asked Trump about old comments Rudd made – before he was ambassador – describing Trump as “a traitor to the West” and “the most destructive president in history”.

Trump indicated he was not familiar with Rudd or the remarks. “You said bad?” he asked Rudd. “Before I took this job, Mr President,” Rudd replied. Trump then said: “I don’t like you either. And I probably never will.”

It was not entirely clear wh

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