“This is the worst deal ever,” Trump fumed as Turnbull attempted to confirm that the United States would honor its pledge to take in 1,250 refugees from an Australian detention center. “I think we are just facing a normal Trump tantrum.”Later, Turnbull tried to counter reports that Trump had abruptly ended the call. Turnbull told Sydney radio station 2GB that Trump had not hung up on him, saying the conversation had ended “courteously.”On Monday, after his testy phone call with the president, Turnbull told reporters the new administration had promised to go ahead with the deal. Turnbull told Trump that to honor the agreement, the United States would not have to accept all of the refugees but only to allow them each through the normal vetting procedures. Trump was also skeptical because he did not see a specific advantage the United States would gain by honoring the deal, officials said.

Source: National Post February 02, 2017 03:39 UTC