Malcolm Turnbull and President Donald Trump have shaken hands and sat down together for the first time – and the Prime Minister appeared to be very excited at the much-awaited meeting.
This was the first time the pair had met since a tetchy phone call rattled ties after Trump took office, when he ‘objected’ to the deal that the US would take in refugees from Australia’s Pacific island detention centres.
Mr Trump addressed the phone call on Thursday on board a decommissioned aircraft carrier in New York, saying it ‘was a little bit of fake news’ and that they ‘weren’t babies’.
Trump reportedly exploded and cut short the call when he was told about a deal to move some refugees from Australia to America.
Thursday’s meeting was delayed by almost three hours with the President running late after remaining in Washington to pass a bill on Obamacare.
‘We get along great. Always do,’ Mr Trump, with Mr Turnbull sitting next to him on the USS Intrepid, told reporters.
Photos show the pair exchanging hand shakes, smiles and at one point Mr Turnbull appeared to clench his fists in excitement while chatting with the leader.
Mr Trump described Australia as one of the most beautiful places in the world and said he wants to visit.
The meeting was supposed to take place at a Manhattan Hotel, but the pair instead sat down on the decommissioned aircraft carrier on the Hudson River for 30 minutes.
Before the meeting, numerous immigrant and other groups, including Rise and Resist, were protesting Manhattan streets, aiming to disrupt Mr Trump’s homecoming.
It is the president’s first trip back to his home city since departing for Washington DC on January 19 for his inauguration.
Rally organisers are encouraging participants to bring pots and pans to bang in the hope Mr Trump will hear…
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