It’s time we’re gonna be a little tough, folks. “Just don’t worry about it”, he said at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington.
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“We are being taken advantage of by the rest of the world and it’s not going to happen anymore”.
Do you believe it? As part of the deal the Australian PM with former US President Barack Obama, the US would take refugees from Nauru and Manus Island.
But what would have particularly stung for the Australian leader was Trump slamming a refugee resettlement deal that Canberra thought was confirmed as “dumb” and needing further study.
In November, Obama agreed that the USA would resettle 1,250 refugees held at offshore prisons on the island nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
“These conversations are conducted candidly, frankly, privately”.
Fordham: “Hang on, just so while you’re going along that timeline, you’ve seen twitter this afternoon?” Leading Australian newspaper, The Sydney Morning Herald commented that Trump’s behaviour “came as a shock for many in Australia and overseas that Mr Trump would publicly create waves with such a strong ally”.
Others observed that should the deal be upheld, Trump will call in a favor eventually. Mr. Trump canceled America’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership last month, prompting Australia and New Zealand to raise the idea of preserving TPP and inviting China to join.
Some observers suspect Turnbull has held his tongue because he is grateful to Trump for agreeing to honor the refugee deal.
Under the terms, Australia would resettle Central American refugees, and the USA would take up to roughly 1,300 mostly Muslim asylum seekers being held on Pacific island nations.
Mr Turnbull’s conversation with Mr Trump lasted 25 minutes of the scheduled hour, but Mr English says he doesn’t expect that.
Mr. Trump also reportedly had a heated conversation with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto.
A PHOTO has emerged apparently showing Donald Trump giving the middle finger during an angry phone call with the Australian prime minister.
Spicer also indicated they could still proceed with the admissions – provided the refugees in question undergo what the administration calls “extreme vetting”. “Now as far as the call is concerned…”
“I am not going to be drawn into a fight with the United States president”, Mr Pyne said.
But soon after, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported a White House source as saying the deal remained under consideration.
On Capitol Hill Thursday, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wisconsin, was asked to comment about the situation, but said he didn’t know “about the veracity of those reports”.
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“Australia has invested in this relationship and has been a faithful partner, especially since the declaration of the global war on terror”, he said.
