Trump Sends Top Aides to Placate Australia After Testy Call
- Bannon, Priebus meet Australia envoy: White House official
- ‘I love Australia as a country,’ Trump tells business leaders
Trump: I Love Australia as a Country
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U.S. President Donald Trump dispatched two top advisers to reassure Australia’s ambassador of American support for a decades-old alliance, a day after reports of his criticism of a refugee resettlement deal in a heated phone call.
Trump’s Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and senior adviser Steve Bannon expressed the president’s admiration for the Australian people during the meeting with envoy Joe Hockey, according to a White House official.