Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has been speaking out for his views on the Trump administration and his former colleagues.
US President Donald Trump has launched a stab wound to Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull after comments about Bloomberg saying he “respects him more than Trump.”
In a post to True Society, Trump accused Turnbull of failing to grasp China and lacking the ability to lead, saying that the average Australian shared his views.
“I always thought he was a weak and ineffective leader, so obviously the Australians agreed with me,” he said.
Turnbull argued that Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), aims to be “the exact opposite of Trump.”
Related Stories
This is despite Xi’s authoritarian rule over China, which has suppressed objections, limited freedom, and invalid opposition. The CCP is more expansionist under his reign, including moving to build military alliances and bases around the world.
US President Donald Trump and Melania Trump’s first lady welcome former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy Turnbull to the White House on February 23, 2018. Alex Wong/Getty Images
In an interview with Bloomberg, Turnbull said “who knows” whether Trump’s second season is more confusing than his first one.
“I mean you were continuing to do tariffs and I’m coming back again. And you know this uncertainty…it’s also hit the market, I mean it’s bad for business,” Turnbull said.
“I think he’s more determined this time. He has a team that’s completely with him. You know he’s surrounded by ‘yes’ guys, supporters.
Turnbull agreed that Trump had an obligation, but said he didn’t think Americans would be happy if inflation began to rise or if it fell into a recession.
“I know people are very pessimistic about the outcome of his policy. This creates a global wave of protectionism around the world, which clearly means that it’s bad for business everywhere,” Turnbull said.
“Trump seems to have the view that America can thrive at the expense of everyone else, but that doesn’t work.
Turnbull was running around with Trump, but that improved over time during the first term of the US president.
In a once-strung call in January 2017, shortly after Trump took office, the US president called Turnbull’s “a much worse call” as the US tried to close the US’s ongoing deal to accommodate 1,250 refugees from Australia’s offshore detention centers.
The former prime minister was a voice critic of Trump’s activities and a former liberal colleague of his former centre-right liberal party.
Recently, Turnbull has been critical of current liberal leader Peter Dutton’s policy of Australia’s adoption of nuclear power.
Australian leader optimistic about the Trump administration
This episode is as current Australian leaders maintain public support for US-Australian relations amid ongoing media scrutiny.
Marless said he recently met with US Secretary of Defense Peter Hegses, and said Trump Republicans support the auricle defense agreement.
“When I saw my counterpart in Washington, I was the first of his international counterparts to which anyone in the world met,” Marless said.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong was also one of the first foreign leaders to attend Trump’s inauguration and meet Washington Secretary of State Marco Rubio (along with the Quad).
Opposition leader Peter Dutton describes the United States as an important ally and believes he can work well with the new administration.
Red Bridge Accent Research A poll revealed that the Red Bridge Accent survey revealed only 29% of Australians who want a distant relationship with the US.
