Trump Has Humorous Moment With Australian Leader, Walks Away With Great Deal

President Donald Trump met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday.

Trump praised Albanese as a "great leader" and said the United States had no better friend than Australia. They signed an important deal.

The US and Australia have signed a deal intended to boost supplies of rare earths and other critical minerals, as the Trump administration looks for ways to counter China's dominance of the market.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the deal would support a pipeline of $8.5bn (£6.3bn) "ready-to-go" projects that would expand his country's mining and processing abilities.
It includes $1bn to be invested by the two countries in projects in the US and Australia over the next six months, a framework text says.
The US and Australia have been working on these issues since Trump's first term, but Albanese said the latest agreement would take the partnership to the "next level".

Now that sounds like a great deal, and it's typical Trump the dealmaker, making sure of our security, so that we're not in a hole to China.

Trump also endorsed the AUKUS pact between Australia, the U.K., and the U.S., as a hedge against aggression in the Indo-Pacific and a deterrent to China.

Canberra has committed billions to develop submarine and naval shipbuilding facilities in western Australia, designed to host and maintain U.S. and U.K. nuclear-powered submarines while revving up construction of new ones. The new infrastructure would turn Australia into a hub for allies and their submarines in the region, all aimed as a bulwark against China.

There was an awkward moment during the exchange when Trump was taking questions from the media with Albanese, and an Australian reporter asked Trump if he had any concerns with the Australian administration he was dealing with, including what he thought ot the "bad" comments that the Australian ambassador to the U.S., Kevin Rudd, had made about him. Trump turned it into something funny, with his typical wit.

🚨 Funniest. President. EVER.

REPORTER: The Australian ambassador said something bad about you.

TRUMP: Where is he? You said something bad?

AMBASSADOR: Before I took this position...

TRUMP: I don't like YOU either. I probably NEVER WILL!

*Room erupts in laughter* 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/cVvnplejds
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) October 20, 2025

Trump professed not to know what about what the ambassador said. "If he said bad, perhaps he'd like to apologize?" Trump offered. He turned to Albanese and asked him about it, then said, "Don't tell me about it," clearly not wanting to mess with the good rapprochement they had going.

He asked Albanese if the ambassador was still working for him, and Albanese pointed out, yes, he was sitting on the other side of the table, pointing at Rudd. Trump then asked him directly, "You said bad?" Rudd replied, "That was before I took this position." Then Trump joked, "I don't like you either and probably never will." Everyone laughed.

Apparently, if comment on X is any indication, Rudd is not popular in Australia, as many Australians on X thought it was a funny send up of Rudd. He is a former prime minister of Australia, from the Labor Party, but was out of office before Trump's first term. He has been the ambassador since 2023.

Trump 1 Rudd 0 pic.twitter.com/Ft1g92ykSU
— Rita Panahi (@RitaPanahi) October 20, 2025

In any event, all turned out okay. Rudd apologized for his prior remarks, and Trump said, "All's forgiven," which was kind of Trump.

Editor’s Note: The Schumer Shutdown is here. Rather than put the American people first, Chuck Schumer and the radical Democrats forced a government shutdown for healthcare for illegals. They own this.

Help us continue to report the truth about the Schumer Shutdown. Use promo code POTUS47 to get 74% off your VIP membership.