Officials in two hemispheres had been working damage control after reports about the president's uncomfortable phone calls with world leaders circulated. Trump's diplomatic phone calls with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto have generated a lot of speculation — with competing claims about what exactly the president told U.S. allies. "This is the worst deal ever," Trump told Turnbull, according to a leaked transcript of the call. "We're duty-bound," Conway said — even if she thought they got the better end of the leaks than their allies. More reading:What we know so far about Trump’s phone calls with foreign leadersTrump phone calls signal a new transactional approach to allies and neighborsSenators rush to reassure Australia after Trump’s call

Source: Washington Post February 05, 2017 20:08 UTC