Triumphant Trump Cuts Turnbull Short

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    US President Donald Trump has delayed his meeting with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in New York City by several hours.
    Key points:

    • Donald Trump postponed the meeting to remain in Washington while healthcare bill replacement passed House
    • The leaders will now hold shorter, 30-minute meeting onboard the USS Intrepid
    • Malcolm Turnbull earlier met with the Commander of the US Pacific Command

    Mr Trump postponed the meeting to remain in Washington while a bill to replace Obamacare passed the House of Representatives.
    He then held a lengthy celebratory press conference at the White House.
    The President was due to meet Mr Turnbull at a Manhattan hotel but instead they are now scheduled to hold a shorter, 30-minute meeting onboard the USS Intrepid, a museum on the Hudson River.
    "He's got some other things he wants to take care of before he leaves town, and so it's nothing more than that," deputy White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said.
    "I don't want to get ahead of their visit, but I think that you can expect a strengthening out of an already strong ally, and furthered continued great relationship that we have with them."
    Mr Turnbull and Mr Trump are also due to speak at a gala dinner commemorating the 75th anniversary of the battle of the Coral Sea at the museum.
    It will be the first time the pair have met since a testy phone call earlier this year over a refugee deal between the two nations struck by the Turnbull Government and the Obama administration.

    http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-...urnbull-meeting-delayed-and-shortened/8499146
 
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