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Australia’s PM Says He Trusts Donald Trump in Second Debate

Anthony Albanese
Photographer: Rohan Thomson/Bloomberg

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By Ben Westcott

April 16, 2025 at 11:53 AM UTC

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he trusts US President Donald Trump despite recent surveys showing growing disapproval of the American leader in Australia just weeks before the May 3 election.

In their second televised debate on Wednesday, both candidates for Australia’s next prime minister were grilled about whether they believed they could trust Trump and China’s President Xi Jinping.