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K-Rudd Makes His CNN Host Appearance

Erin M Doyle
Published on: 31st August 2015 at 10:36 AM
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Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has made his first appearance as TV host during an episode of  CNN’s international global affairs program Amanpour.

During the broadcast, K-Rudd interviewed Chinese vice-finance minister Zhu Guangyao, UN executive director for climate change Christiana Figueres and climate change expert professor Lord Nicholas Stern.

He also made a terrible Ashes joke about an exchange with a customs official in a London Airport:

“He says to me, ‘what do you call an Australian who’s good with a bat’?”

“Respectfully, I replied, ‘I have no idea’.

“He then says to me, ‘a vet, of course’.”

Just hosted @CNN Amanpour program. Didn’t stuff it up completely. Tricky asking questions while not answering them :) pic.twitter.com/sqMQdXpKZ5

— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) August 28, 2015

Twitter’s response:

Kevin Rudd – the next #Amanpour. A sight I thought I’d never seen. Then again these days, expect the unexpected. #RuddhostsCNN — Elly Kohistani (@EKohistani) August 30, 2015

“What do you call an Australian that’s good with a bat? A vet.” @MrKRudd hosting #amanpour on CNN. pic.twitter.com/U5sEKEC4Wz

— Alice Workman (@workmanalice) August 29, 2015

@kevinrudd is playing @cnn anchorman on #amanpour – crazy sight for an Aussie living abroad! #cnn #kevinrudd #anchor pic.twitter.com/iJAISQvG0R

— Melinda Healy (@MelindaHealy) August 29, 2015

@MrKRudd @CNN Great job Kevin!!! #amanpour pic.twitter.com/f16bL75h4H — Michael Silva (@MichaelSilva69) August 29, 2015

 

@SteveKellyABC your Tweet was quoted by @newscomauHQ http://t.co/a48xEHGBZD — Recite News (@ReciteNews) August 29, 2015

Kevin Rudd on CNN. Like we needed more posturing and jibberish from the second worst prime minister of Aus ever. #awkward #amanpour

— DC (@DCglobal83) August 28, 2015

Kevin Rudd was one of the sanest politicians we had in the recent past, but he’s too stiff for a career in journalism. #Amanpour

— Illi Ferreira (@illimaniac) August 28, 2015

 

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