Albanese’s first meeting with Trump goes well, apart from clip over the ear for Kevin Rudd

By Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump has landed a major deal on critical minerals and secured a positive response from the president on the future of AUKUS.

In the White House meeting, Trump also avoided public pressure on Albanese over Australia’s defence spending and referred to the prime minister’s election success.

There was one embarrassment, however, when Trump was asked about Ambassador Kevin Rudd’s past disparagement of him. The president replied, “Did an ambassador say something bad? Don’t tell me. Where is…

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