Trump says US-Australia relations are strong

24 February, 2018 | Australia News
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump (L) welcome Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull (second from R) and Lucy Turnbull to the White House in Washington, U.S., February 23, 2018. (Photo: Reuters)

US President Donald Trump has welcomed Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to the White House, and praised the strength of US-Australia ties.

“The relationship we have with Australia is a terrific relationship and probably stronger now than ever before,” Trump said in brief public remarks at the Oval Office ahead of a meeting with Turnbull.

Turnbull’s visit to the White House follows tense interactions between the two leaders last year, when they clashed over a refugee swap deal.

 

Reuters