When Rudd hit delete on his Trump 'traitor' tweets, an old unspoken rule came to pass

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Regardless, the PM is desperately seeking to reassert his control over the political discourse -- be it with a plan to wipe billions from student debt, or seeking National Cabinet support to set a minimum age for social media.
40% : The tweets remained online as Rudd became Australia's ambassador to the US, quietly ticking down like a time bomb edging ever closer to exploding as Trump re-sought the presidency.
21% : Years earlier Rudd had let rip about Trump in a series of tweets, the highlights of which including calling him "the most destructive president in history", "a traitor to the West" and a man who "drags America and democracy through the mud".
17% : The 'many unknowns' Australia faces with Trump in chargeEven before the election outcome, Treasury boss Steven Kennedy warned Trump's threat to apply tariffs up to 20 per cent on all imported goods could hurt Australia's economy with higher inflation and lower growth, especially if imposed quickly.

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