While the expected blast against PM Albanese from Donald Trump did not occur, at least publicly, Trump slipped a deserved barrage into Ambassador Kevin Rudd.

While Rudd had made some terrible claims about Trump, so did Albanese but Trump let him off the hook.

Albanese had the upper hand leaving mineral mining aside, as the US military continues to set up bases across Australia in readiness for the probably bogus China threat.

Former Liberal PM Scott Morrison had already broached mining with Donald Trump in 2019 and June 2025 so Albo was able to slide in on his coat tails.

But we won’t hear this story from the ABC or the Guardian while they continue to protect the Communists of the Labor Party and their destruction of Australia.