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Trump: Deal to settle Australian asylum seekers a “dumb deal”

US President Donald Trump on the phone

US President Donald Trump on the phone Source: AAP

Reports yesterday said the phone call between PM Malcolm Turnbull and US President Donald Trump was a "tense one". Trump also characterised the deal to settle illegal immigrants on Manus Island and Nauru as a "dumb deal" on Twitter. The fate of the deal is still uncertain at this point of time. Ivan Leung and Winmas Yu have the details.


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Reports yesterday said the phone call between PM Malcolm Turnbull and US President Donald Trump was a "tense one". Trump also characterised the deal to settle illegal immigrants on Manus Island and Nauru as a "dumb deal" on Twitter. The fate of the deal is still uncertain at this point of time. Ivan Leung and Winmas Yu have the details.



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