There’s no need to wonder any longer about what exactly went down between newly-elected US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Malcolm Trunbull Turnbull during that infamous January 28 phone call.
The entire transcript of the first conversation between the two leaders has been leaked by The Washington Post and it makes for some truly bizarre reading indeed.
The duo were meant to discuss a deal made with former US President Barack Obama to resettle 1250 refugees from the Australian Detention centre in Nauru to American shores, but things quickly turned sour.
Things started out pleasantly enough, with Trump and Turnbull chatting about their mutual acquaintance, Australian golf legend Greg Norman.
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It's pathetic how anyone, but especially two leaders can be so blasé about literal people. They're not just numbers, their lives and it's not as if they've ended up "in prison" because they're bad people. It's been all over the UN- he had no excuse to not know our policy. He summed it up when he said "I am the worlds greatest person". The scariest thing is he actually believes this! I don't believe we should be shifting our responsibility here, I do believe the refugees should not be in detention but they should be processed. It's not illegal to seek asylum and they've been treated as if it is- its despicable behaviour from both "leaders". Except one has been around longer and should know better
Ugh. This is human lives they're talking about, not sheep.