After his , Labor Party’s decisive victory over the weekend, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has claimed to have had a “warm” conversation with US President Donald Trump about trade and other issues.
In a congratulatory phone call made by the US president, Albanese claimed the two leaders discussed tariffs and the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership with the media in Canberra on Monday.
Albanese said, “It was a very warm discussion about the friendship that is so important between our two countries.”
“With the president, I’ve had three conversations.” Although I won’t go into all of his personal comments, I found them to be very kind and generous with his compliments on me. He expressed his desire to work with me in the future and was fully aware of the outcome.
After winning a thumping victory in the federal election on Saturday, which was dominated by cost-of-living concerns and the possibility of Trump’s trade war, Albanese made the comments.
After running for at least 85 seats in the 151-member House of Representatives, Albanese’s center-left Labor far outperformed expectations.
Dutton and his Coalition lost all of their seats in the election, with partial results showing it to be ahead of the opposition in just 40 seats.
As part of Trump’s so-called “reciprocal” duties on dozens of trade partners, Australia, one of the country’s closest allies, has received a 10% tariff.
Trump has put a , baseline tariff of 10% on almost all imports since early April, but his administration has been putting off the majority of his double-digit tariffs until July.
Source: Aljazeera
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