When Kevin Rudd announced on Monday that he would leave his post as ambassador to the United States a year early, it was a penny-drop moment for many.

Wasn’t this inevitable since his incredibly awkward meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House in October?

Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott on where this leaves our relationship with the most mercurial US president in recent memory. 

When Kevin Rudd announced on Monday that he would leave his post as ambassador to the United States a year early, it was a penny-drop moment for many.
Wasn&rsquo;t this inevitable since his incredibly awkward meeting with US President Donald Trump in the White House in October?
Today, foreign affairs and national security correspondent Matthew Knott on where this leaves our relationship with the most mercurial US president in recent memory.&nbsp;

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Why Kevin Rudd resigned, and what it means for our relationship with Trump

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