Trump boasts to Turnbull, blasts him, then ends call
US President tells Australian PM their phone conversation is the worst by far, calls refugee agreement 'dumb deal'
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Washington
IT SHOULD have been one of the most congenial calls for the new commander in chief - a conversation with the leader of Australia, one of America's staunchest allies, at the end of a triumphant week.
Instead, President Donald Trump blasted Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a refugee agreement and boasted about the magnitude of his electoral college win, said a senior US officials briefed on the Saturday exchange.
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