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February 2, 2017

Trump to Australian PM: "This Was the Worst Phone Call by Far"
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The Washington Post is reporting that Trump abruptly ended a call with
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Saturday after complaining
about the terms of a refugee deal between the U.S. and Australia and
telling Turnbull that their conversation was the "worst call by far"
that he'd had with a foreign leader that day. Under the Obama
administration, the United States had pledged to accept and resettle
1,250 refugees from a detention center in Australia. But when Turnbull
asked Trump to confirm the U.S. would honor this agreement, Trump
reportedly called it "the worst deal ever" and claimed the refugees
could include the "next Boston bombers." The U.S. and Australia have
been longtime allies.


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