Anthony Albanese has emphatically declared Kevin Rudd is the right man to lead our diplomatic efforts in the United States after revelations he previously called the US President-elect a “village idiot”.

Newly unearthed webinar footage shows Australia’s US Ambassador and former prime minister Kevin Rudd calling recently re-elected Donald Trump a “village idiot” and “incoherent”.

Australia's Ambassador to the US Kevin Rudd is facing calls to resign after he was recorded naming Donald Trump a “village idiot”.

Donald Trump’s most trusted advisers have warned that the clock may be ticking on Kevin Rudd’s tenure as Australia’s ambassador to the United States after he described the President-elect as a “village idiot”.