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Greg Norman: Trump and Malcolm Turnbull now have 'incredible relationship' | Greg Norman: Trump and Malcolm Turnbull now have 'incredible relationship' |
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Greg Norman has described setting up the famously tense first conversation between the then newly-elected Donald Trump and the Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, last January, and insisted the two men now have an “incredible relationship”. | Greg Norman has described setting up the famously tense first conversation between the then newly-elected Donald Trump and the Australian prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, last January, and insisted the two men now have an “incredible relationship”. |
Norman, the Australian golfer who has been close friends with Trump for decades, told the ABC’s 7.30 program he was contacted by Joe Hockey, Australia’s ambassador to the US, who requested a phone number for Trump. | Norman, the Australian golfer who has been close friends with Trump for decades, told the ABC’s 7.30 program he was contacted by Joe Hockey, Australia’s ambassador to the US, who requested a phone number for Trump. |
“I don’t normally give out cell phone numbers of people in my database, but considering it was for the prime minister to call the president of the United States, I thought that would be the right thing to do,” he said. | “I don’t normally give out cell phone numbers of people in my database, but considering it was for the prime minister to call the president of the United States, I thought that would be the right thing to do,” he said. |
Turnbull will travel to Washington DC this week to meet Trump and discuss the US-Australia alliance. | Turnbull will travel to Washington DC this week to meet Trump and discuss the US-Australia alliance. |
It’s been a year since Turnbull was left reeling from a contentious first phone call with the president. According to a leaked transcript of the call, Trump told Turnbull it was “the most unpleasant call all day” after discussing the “horrible” Obama-era agreement to resettle refugees Australia had detained on Nauru and Manus Island. | It’s been a year since Turnbull was left reeling from a contentious first phone call with the president. According to a leaked transcript of the call, Trump told Turnbull it was “the most unpleasant call all day” after discussing the “horrible” Obama-era agreement to resettle refugees Australia had detained on Nauru and Manus Island. |
On Monday night Norman said that, although the relationship “started off a little bit rocky” between the two world leaders, “fortunately it has turned out to be an incredible relationship”. | On Monday night Norman said that, although the relationship “started off a little bit rocky” between the two world leaders, “fortunately it has turned out to be an incredible relationship”. |
“The little brother and big brother relationship and bond is strong as it has ever been,” he said. | “The little brother and big brother relationship and bond is strong as it has ever been,” he said. |
Norman said Trump and his team did not initially have a good understanding of the historical importance of the alliance between Australia and the US. “There’s a lot of things that you find out once you get into that office,” he said. | Norman said Trump and his team did not initially have a good understanding of the historical importance of the alliance between Australia and the US. “There’s a lot of things that you find out once you get into that office,” he said. |
As for Trump’s performance as president, he said “he’s better today than what he was three months ago”. | As for Trump’s performance as president, he said “he’s better today than what he was three months ago”. |
Norman, who said said he first started playing golf with Trump in his days as a top pro golfer, said he truly believed the president was very passionate about making the US “a better, stronger place”. | Norman, who said said he first started playing golf with Trump in his days as a top pro golfer, said he truly believed the president was very passionate about making the US “a better, stronger place”. |
“He’s going after the bad guys, and going after the bad guys is a daunting task, considering what you find out when you’re in there. And by doing that he’s rattling the cage around the world. | “He’s going after the bad guys, and going after the bad guys is a daunting task, considering what you find out when you’re in there. And by doing that he’s rattling the cage around the world. |
“Like I said, some people like it, some people don’t like it, but at the end of the day, if his number one priority is to make America a safer place, then God bless him, quite honestly.” | “Like I said, some people like it, some people don’t like it, but at the end of the day, if his number one priority is to make America a safer place, then God bless him, quite honestly.” |
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