BREAKING : Trump Refuses to Honor Obama’s “Refugee Deal” With Australia
Tensions were high as President Trump spoke with Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull regarding the agreement Obama made with Turnbull to take in 1,250 refugees REJECTED by Austrailia.
President Trump reportedly responded by saying that taking the 1,250 refugees currently being held in Australia would be “the worst deal ever,” which quickly ended the conversation.
From The Hill
In a Saturday phone call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Trump lambasted an agreement between the two countries over refugee resettlement and bragged about the size of his Electoral College victory, as well as the fact that he had held several calls with other world leaders that same day, The Washington Post reports.
“This was the worst call by far,” Trump allegedly told Turnbull during their conversation, according to senior U.S. officials briefed on the phone call. Trump also spoke with Shinzo Abe of Japan, Angela Merkel of Germany, François Hollande of France and Vladimir Putin of Russia that day.
The account of the phone call seems to contradict that of the White House, which said that the two men “emphasized the enduring strength and closeness of the U.S.-Australia relationship that is critical for peace, stability, and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region and globally.”
When Turnbull asked Trump if the U.S. would take in 1,250 refugees currently being held in Australia — an agreement that the two countries made under President Obama — Trump reportedly called it “the worst deal ever,” and suggested that Australia may be trying to send the U.S. “the next Boston bomber.”
The phone call was expected to last an hour. But after about 25 minutes, The Post reports, Trump suddenly ended it.
Late Wednesday evening, Trump said he is weighing the “dumb deal” under which the U.S. would resettle up to 1,250 asylum seekers who were placed in controversial detention facilities on the island nation of Nuaru and Manus Island in Papua New Guinea after attempting to enter Australia illegally. In exchange, Australia would accept refugees from Central America.
On Tuesday, White House press secretary Sean Spicer said the administration would honor the deal but said the refugees would undergo “extreme vetting.” However, the White House reportedly later walked that back and said Trump is still considering the arrangement, according to Australian news outlet ABC.
Do you believe it? The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2017
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No way! Go on Google and see the way these Muslims invaded Sweden and other European countries. Instead of being grateful -they rioted, looted, & burned neighborhoods and beat and raped people. BTW, Austrailia implicitly admits Central Americans, (which we already have more than our share of), are less of a thteat than Syrians or whatever.
they have already said that this are the worst of the worst and no other countries would take them and as a fu Obama agreed to bring them here for Americans to deal with
Just watched Fox News, they said McCain called Australia about settling the refugees here! What is wrong with that man?
He works for George Soros not the American people!!! SOB needs to be gone from Washington!!!
Finally, a US president that not only makes sense but is looking out for American best interests. Tell Australia if they want to find homes for these people so bad, and they literally are keeping these people in detention centers far offshore, that Australia can take them in or return them to country of origin where they found them originally. If Obama was still running the WhiteHouse, these people would have been dumped up your neighborhoods, no questions asked.
Thank you , President Trump. You are looking out for us. We love you!!! God bless Donald Trump!!!
When we Trump supporters are trying to explain how Obama hurt our country this just gives us one more thing to point out
Thank you President Trump! It is overwhelming the amount of sacrifice we Americans have to put up with to make the left happy(which is totally not happening). I, am over 50 and I haven’t felt comfortable going outside at night in a long time. This is not fair to the hard working, tax paying citizen. God Bless America and our wonderful President Trump!
Typical Obama backdoor bs to leave for our president to clean up,and he will and if this is unacceptable he should reject it
put them on a boat to come over on a sink it half way here problem solved
Donald my sentiments too. Hate those filthy people. I have seen pictures of them taking a crap right in front of a house. Thats how educated they are. Disgusting…..
Send them to Canada they said they would be happy to take them
perfect, well said Carla.
Send them to where ever obama is going to live
Good maybe. Texas will quit buying goats
President Trump is watching out for America. Thank you President Trump!!!
Why would any country accept “refugees” read terrorist, rejected by another country, especially a country as liberal as Australia!
I understand that the agreement was that they were not to be released to America until AFTER ONAMA WAS OUT OF OFFICE AND THE NEW PRESIDENT WAS IN.. Research this and correct me if I’m wrong
Hell no drowned them all and get rid of all muslims that are here already…