'Village Idiot': The White House guest who made Donald Trump see red

A tense White House meeting between Donald Trump and Australian PM Anthony Albanese soured after Trump learned Ambassador Kevin Rudd had previously called him a "village idiot." The diplomatic flare-up, despite an $8.5 billion rare earth deal, underscored Trump’s sensitivity to personal slights and raised concerns about the stability of the US-Australia alliance under his leadership.

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