Leaked Footage Shows Australian PM Mocking Donald Trump
- Turnbull called his impression ‘affectionately light-hearted’
- The two leaders reaffirmed ties last month after rocky start
Malcolm Turnbull.
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull risks a fresh rift with Donald Trump after leaked footage showed him parodying the president and alluding to a U.S. probe into election campaign links with Russia.
In a closed-door speech Wednesday night to journalists and lawmakers at Australia’s equivalent of the White House correspondents dinner, Turnbull imitated Trump speaking about online opinion polls: “They are so easy to win. I have this Russian guy...believe me, it’s true, it’s true.”