For context ahead of this question: lol.

Q: Prime Minister, you have previously said that Donald Trump scares the shitt out of you, what scares you and are you still frightened about those things?

Those comments were from 2017 when Albanese was in opposition. He spoke at a music festival where he said:

“We have an alliance with the US, we’ve got to deal with him (Trump), but that doesn’t mean that you’re uncritical about it.

“He (Mr Trump) scares the shit out of me … and I think it’s of some concern the leader of the free world thinks that you can conduct politics through 140 characters on Twitter overnight.”

That was six months into Trump’s first administration. Those comments were rehashed late last year by conservative media (The Oz, Sky and 2GB) but obviously some people have just found them.

Albanese:

I have a constructive relationship with the president and I have had two very constructive phone calls with him.

Q: What scared of the shit out of you? You said this, what did you mean?

Albanese.

As prime minister I have a constructive relationship with the president and I look forward to continuing to engage with him.