President Donald Trump was perhaps not having a ‘g’day’ when he recently spoke with his Australian counterpart, whom the new US leader upbraided over a refugee accord, The Washington Post reported. The new US leader reportedly abruptly cut short his call with Australian Prime Minster Malcolm Turnbull after criticizing the countries’ bilateral refugee agreement and exulting over his electoral college victory in the November election, according to the paper. Turnbull insisted Thursday that relations between the diplomatic partners were strong despite reports that Trump had berated him. The Australian leader refused to comment when asked about the report and whether it was true. “The very extensive engagement we have with the new administration underlines the closeness of the alliance,” Turnbull said.

Source: Hindustan Times February 02, 2017 03:11 UTC