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malcolm turnbull: we have had several conversations now. they have been constructive, frank and forthright. and we have a very deep engagement with the american administration, and every american administration. the australian-u.s. alliance relationship is very deep. it is built over a century of fighting side-by-side in every major conflict. it is an alliance, an economic partnership, and is built on millions of people to people links. >> how do you read him as a man, though? malcolm turnbull: he is a very big personality with a very big job. >> in terms of the added difficulty of decision-making, because this is a brand-new world, he is somebody that does diplomacy by social media, by twitter, there is an element of the unexpected. does that change the way you deal with the u.s.? malcolm turnbull: no, we pursue our national interests methodically, calmly, consistently. we make our case very frankly and forthrightly when we are speaking to our american friends. but as you would expect, with good friends, we are fairly circumspect with what

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details about what happened to be at shouting match between he and australian premier mr malcolm turnbull. it was about refugees that america would not take. and mexico, a warning he would send troops across the border if the authorities didn't deal with the bad hombres, as he called him. rex tillerson took up his post today. what was striking was how much more can sell a tree he was. no one will tolerate disrespect of anyone. before we are employees of the state department, we are human beings first. let us extend respect to each other. especially when we may disagree. it's too soon to say what a donald trump foreign policy will look like. yes, we had what he said that we are yet to see what he will do. what we do know is that he will continue to take aim at anything or anyone who gets in his way. even arnold schwarzenegger, his successor on the apprentice. and i want to just pray for arnold if we can, for those ratings. it brought a swift response from terminator.‘ those ratings. it brought a swift response from terminator. a good great idea. why don't we switch jobs? why don't you ta

even though malcolm turnbull said he was frank essentially which is diplomatic code for a tough phone call. it was short, 25 minutes, not an hour. we know donald trump ended the call, according to an administration official himself because he felt like the conversation had ended, all this revolving around this, as we talk about "the art of the deal," the deal the obama administration entered into to accept about 1200 refugees from australia after a vetting process. spicer indicated today that that deal remains on. here is what he had to say. >> out of respect for him, he is going to allow that process, continue to study and allow it to move forward. under the conditions that had been set that there will be extreme vetting on every single one of those individuals. >> so that's where things stand. obviously this is of great interest to our ally in australia, a key ally, steve, when you look at what they've done militarily for the united states, you look at where the relationship has stood for a number of years now. bigger-picture-wise, we're hearing more and more about the phone calls p

but malcolm turnbull is a rino. and he came up with this deal was broken between malcolm turnbull and president obama and secretary kerry. that they would take the united states would take 1250 immigrants that were coming to australia the wrong way. trying to come illegally and had been placed in detention on offshore islands. that they hold people until which time we can place them properly. and also, as a result of what tony abbott, the previous prime minister had brought income australia has the world 's toughest border protection. so essentially, what happens is if you come to australia the wrong way, if you come illegally, then you never ever get to become an australian. you have two choices. read a paper you to go home or you have to wait in detention for an undisclosed period of time. it could be years until your turn in the queue, your turn in the line. comes up for your application to be looked at. so anyway, 1250 of these people that come from the very countries that are on president trumps executive order

it's a bit of a shock by malcolm turnbull but he now has to wait and see whether trump will honor the refugee deal and that is in the balance. >> i wanted to ask you about that because mr. trump told the australian prime minister that the refugee agreement between it two countries was the worst deal ever, his words, then tweeted wednesday night that he will study what he called this dumb deal. so we don't know if this agreement is going to go ahead or not but explain to us why would the u.s. have agreed to take 1200 or so asylum seekers from australia? >> well, there was a rush towards the end of the previous administration under barack obama to get this deal confirmed so australia can close very controversial refugee camps on mcmanus island in the pacific. so there's a political imperative for australia to close these refugee camps and we have a transactional president as you know. and your question is spot on. trump would be looking at this and saying what's in this for america? now australia has agreed to take some refugees from central america that were do to go to the united stat

president and malcolm turnbull, the conversation was heated with a deal negotiated during the obama administration which would see a thousand asylum seekers to the u.s. many are from iran, iraq, sudan, and somali, companies on trump's travel ban. he repeatedly called it a bad deal, saying one of the refuses would be the next boston bomber, and then the call was quickly ended. one tweeted this. the obama administration agreed to take thousands of immigrants from australia, why? i will study this dumb deal. the parliament house and reporter tim lissa, what is the reaction from the prime minister but also from ordinary australians? >> reporter: well, there is a deal of shock, because john, diplomatic relations between australia and the united states have never been carried on this way in living memory. and it suggests a changed dynamic for australia in relations with its most important, certainly its most important security partner, also of course like the rest of the world getting to know how relations will be done with donald trump. but the tweet you mentioned is especially damaging. just a couple

the papers dominated by the phone call between malcolm turnbull and donald trump but there have been some attempts to mend fences. i should say walls, maybe. the philippine star reports on a new investigation over the extra—judicial killings of drug dealers. as international pressure increases, reports that policemen were given incentives for every drug suspect killed as part of the so—called "clea nsing process" are to be looked into. le figaro shows a picture of a painting by picasso ina museum. the article explains how spain's most famous artist is continuing to be the star attraction for many of the galleries in france and other european countries. now, rico, we covered this on yesterday's newsday, but it seems people online cannot get enough of beyonce's good news. beyonce has been sharing more pictures from her elaborate photoshoot celebrating becoming pregnant with twins. posted on her website, they show the superstar in a number of poses, swimming underwater. five—year—old daughter blue ivy alsojoined in, holding flowers and checking out mum's bump. in the era of trum

malcolm turnbull, the australian prime minister, says that the conversation ended courteously and that donald trump didn't hang up on him. it seems what has infuriated mrtrump is the on him. it seems what has infuriated mr trump is the deal struck with australia and the outgoing 0bama administration at the end of last year. the deal would allow about 1250 refugees from australia's offshore processing centres in nauru and papa new guinea to go and live in the united states, and that seems to be the source of some friction. again, we don't know whether that conversation ended abruptly but we know it is making headlines around the world. and the washington post began this cover reporting edwards scheduled to be an hour—long conversation but it was only 25 minutes, cut short by donald trump. he described the resettlement deal as the worst deal ever and accused australia is trying to export the next boston,. strong language. —— the next boston bomber. malcolm turnbull was a very wealthy successful businessmen in a past life and has been trying to handle this with the delicate diplomac

malcolm turnbull says he only spoke frankly with donald trump. now it is time for our news review. we start with the romanian daily national, which shows protestors in the streets of the capital bucharest. a quarter of a million people demonstrated against new government measures to decriminalise some levels of corruption. the guardian writes about the trump administration, quote, "officially putting iran on notice." it's after the middle eastern nation tested a ballistic missile at the weekend. one commentator in the article calls the white house's comments reckless and dangerous. india's finance minister is on the front page of the business standard. the government there has unveiled its annual budget, with promises to boost rural spending and pull more people out of poverty. the japan times reports that former un secretary general ban ki—moon has ended his bid to take on south korea's presidency. he was widely expected to run in this year's elections, following the impeachment of park geun—hye. the gruelling life of a courier in china, a feature on the new york times interna

a heated phone call with donald trump and prime minister malcolm turnbull. many of the refugees from muslim majority countries listed in president trump's travel ban. obama administration agreed to accept more than 1,000 refugees now detained by australia which does not accept refugees over crime concerns. >> our sources say president trump kept telling the prime minister the deal with the previous administration was a bad deal and one of the refugees would turn out to be the next boston bomber. the source says as the australian leader pressed mr. trump on the refugee issue, the president told aides he wanted to end the call. he did so when the prime minister tried to change the subject to fighting isis. a source familiar with the circumstances says the president was fatigued from a long day of conversations with foreign leaders.

hear from our exclusive interview with malcolm turnbull. government debates the brexit bill, we focus on do you exit and what it means for investors. coming up later, we speak with the opec secretary-general, mohammed barkindo. we talk about trump and deregulation. ♪ francine: this is "bloomberg surveillance" in london. we are seeing a bit of a dollar move. mark: stocks are rising for the third consecutive day, the highest level since december 7, 2015. lots to get through today. hsbc, the big story. shares down as much as 6.8%. the biggest decline on a closing basis since 2009. for the quarter profit missing estimates on a surprise drop in revenue. the bank says it boosted cost-cutting measures and will extend its buyback. the chief executive is battling five years of declining revenues as he peers back the sprawling globin empire -- global empire. barclays and rbs lloyd's -- only one is lower. it is lloyd's. since brexit. billiton, the world's biggest miner, reporting results on-expected surging demand. anglo american, the biggest produc

president trump and australian prime minister malcolm turnbull are reported to have had a less than diplomatic telephone conversation about resettling refugees. it was about a deal — signed by president obama — to move illegal immigrants from australia to america for resettlement. ijust i just wanted to ask a question, why? it could be 2000 or more. i just said why? why are we doing this? what is the purpose? we will see what happens. previous administration has said something andi administration has said something and i have to respect that. but i can also say, why are we doing this? that is why we are in the jams that we are in. 100 days is coming up in five minutes. now the weather. the weather system today has certainly caused issues in the west. you can see the cloud spiralling in the west. this is still developing. we have distinct areas of low pressure. this is giving a real squeeze in the wind. some huge waves because of severe gales. in contrast, this is the north sea on the east. much calmer. windy throughout, but there is a squeeze up throughout, but there is a squeeze up throug

that exclusive interview with malcolm turnbull is up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ yousef: welcome back. you're watching bloomberg. i am yousef gamal el-din in dubai. shery: i am shery ahn in hong kong. malcolm turnbull says he has had several frank exchanges with president trump, but the details are not meant for the public domain. in an exclusive interview with daybreak australia, he described the american president as having a big personality with a very big job. we have had several conversations now, and they have been constructive, frank, and forthright. deep engagement with the american administration, and every american administration. australian-u.s. alliance, relationship, is deep. ofis held over a century fighting side-by-side in every major conflict. it is an alliance. it is an economic heart ownership. and it is built on millions of people links and family links come in so it is very strong and deep. >> what you think of the man though? >> he is a very big personality and has a very big job. >> in terms of the added difficulty of d

((sot)) malcolm turnbull "it's better that these things, these conversations, are conducted candidly, frankly, privately." this.. just hours after.. the white house issued a stern warning to iran. ((sot)) flynn: "as of today, we ar notice the warning.. in response to iran testing another ballistic missile and other recent provocative actions on u-s war ships.. tag so.. from iran to australia.. the travel ban and mexico.. secretary of state rex tillerson, who was sworn in last night, certainly has his plate full as he reports to work for his first full day on the job today. he eh, abc news, ny. happening today-- a vote is expected on donald trump's nomination for secretary of education. and it will be very close. two republican senators now say they will not support betsy davos for the position. every democrat is expected to vote against her as well-- leaving the senate in a 50-50 tie. vice president mike pence would then cast the tie breaking vote. democratic senators have slammed davos-- saying she knows too little about public school education to do her job correctly. happening righ

we mentioned the spat between the australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull, and the president. "a call cut short" is how it is reported, though the white house have just described it as "cordial." it seems the conversation may have turned sour over a deal president 0bama made to take in 1600 refugees from australia. yes most of the australian papers have it on their front page, the aussie tabloids never shy when it comes to expressing an opinion. this is the australian, "allies in a war of words, megaphone diplomacy" the sydney morning herald, "dumb deal" quoting mr trump's tweet. and this christian, is the daily telegraph, which is to the point: "donald thump". so, we've got a flavour as to the how the australians might be feeling christian but here's a little more of what the president's press secretary had to say, just a short time ago. i have a lot of respect for australia, i love it as a country, but we had a problem where, for whatever reason, president 0bama said they would take probably well over 1000 illegal immigrants who we re over 1000 illegal immigrants who were in

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but really it was because malcolm turnbull was looking for ways to box in president trump as a done deal by forcing his hand even though malcolm turnbull knew he campaigned vigorously with fell full idea know when that this would come and. so now when the discussion happens it was not pretty., it because president trump knew what malcolm turnbull tried to do. so there was of the discussion but then went to make this announcement to force president trump's and. so now we have a relationship that is up in the year.american allia -- in the air. but that is what happens when you play with fire and backfires. and as part of the whole campaign that you could box somebody in like that. >> host: nick adams is our guest with the in depth program.an2 "in dept his first book in 2010. then "exceptional america" in 2012 the american and boomerang. 2013 retaking america. last year as did green card warrior.john and davenport florida you are on the air. >> caller: good afternoon gentlemen. this is my second call ida think in 20 years. the last time i called and i have watched since the beginning is the

turnbull. one of our closest allys. president trump hanging up halfway through the call. you have new reporting on the call between the president and prime minister of stroilz that went shower. >> -- sour. >> reporter: hostile, ended abruptly. a combination. trump was badgering the australian prime minister, complaining about a deal about america agreement to take refugees in australian camp and also used call to brag about electoral college win and call attention to success in november and when the australian prime minister tried to move on to syria he ended the call. told him he talked to other leaders today including vladimir putin and this was the worst call of the day. >> this disagreement over refugees, tell me about this. >> reporter: agreement that obama administration had reached to help australia deal with refugee crisis. holding ref ja holding refugees in detention sites off the australian coast. huge issue and obama administration agreed to take half of them in a deal brokered by th

>> australian prime minister, malcolm turnbull. turning to the financial side of things, the ceo of bloomberg is stepping down from president trump's business council. this is after protests from writers and questions that he was getting from employees -- the ceo of uber is stepping down from president trump's business council. this is after protests from writers and questions you is getting from employees. over --users have left uber in protest after the ridesharing company turned off search pricing during -- surge a taxi van.ng strike. regarding the meeting at the white house, a statement was tweeted saying that being on the a means toply was provide advice, and that he does not necessarily agree with the trumpet in the station. you can -- trump administration. some executive orders that were signed by president trump today dealing with financial regulation. president trump signing two executive orders. one of them ordering the financial department to review -- here is the president signing those orders. pres. trump: thank you fo

coming up, malcolm turnbull. australia's prime minister spoke exclusively with bloomberg sydney on the important of trade with his country and how he is getting along with president trump. we hear from him next. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ david: this is "bloomberg markets," trump's verse 100 days. i'm david westin in for david gura. let's get it checked on where markets stand with bloomberg's abigail doolittle. abigail: looking at more records for the major average in the u.s.. the dow and s&p 500, and nasdaq all trading higher. simultaneous record highs for once again. we're looking at a bullish week for stocks of the s&p 500 up more than 10% of election. the dow and the nasdaq up close to 14% since the election. these inflation hopes that president trump policies may reinvigorate the economy, investors are looking at -- really getting ahead of that with record highs on the day. we may have record highs, but what we still do not have is a 1% move for the s&p 500. if we hotly to the bloomberg to 5611, look at g #

here the exclusive interview with malcolm turnbull. the profits beat estimates while oil maintained its dividend policy. fast tracksv spending and extends corporate rebates. this is debris: asia -- daybreak: asia. i am yvonne man. quiet in the markets with the u.s. celebrating presidents' day on monday. overall, global stocks were mostly higher. it looks like we are waiting for direction. perhaps we could get it with the fed minutes on wednesday. live.eting is let's look at how things are in the asia-pacific. slow going with new zealand stocks down about .1%. the kiwi dollar unchanged. 80 and beyond is the call from deutsche bank sac the resurgence in exports. that is ahead of the rba minutes out in the next hour. stocks slow going at the stock of the open. the dollar/yen has been going sideways. 113.e the dollar/yen above back above 120. we do see weakness in yen. it could be a boost for stocks. let's get to our top story in asia this morning. the austrian prime minister has told bloomberg he will maintain a good relationship with the

australian prime minister malcolm turnbull and indonesia ab pride widodo met sunday and agreed to end the rift. they discussed issues including trade and security. the agreed territorial dispute should be settled peacefully and in accordance with international law. turnbull says that's the foundation for stability and prosperity. they announced they would work together more closely on maritime security issues. indonesia's military severed ties with its ally early last month when an officer found teaching materials, he said, insulted his country's founding philosophy. >> let's bring in yuko fukushima for the latest in business. >> after united states tpp, another trade deal with the region, what's the latest. >> you were talking about asian regional framework. senior officials in koda to move the initiative forward. more on that in a mom. japanese lawmakers approve a record budget, seek ties with airbus and wagy in dubai. olympic athletes first try out a mutually beneficial strategy. first 16 countries including japan, india and china are meeting in kobe for trade talks since u.s. pull

the president voiced his opinion on that obama agreement and malcolm turnbull voiced his opinion from australia's point of view, it would have been an interesting conversation. you know what? this is how friends get to know each other. in six months nobody will pay attention to this. david: true. supposed to be an hour conversation. it ended up being half hour after the testy exchange, supposedly. a lot of this is reported. apparently the phone call to the australians seen there on the right of the screen came right after donald trump spoke to angela merkel, and that was also very contentious. and she apparently lectured him about the geneva convention. he didn't take well to that. >> look, angela merkel lectured barack obama on how alliance diplomacy works in the context of russian sanctions. didn't get anywhere with him either. look, it is, i think still hard for many people around the world, it is obviously hard for people in this country, to acknowledge hillary clinton lost the election. good god, trump is president. just give it another couple weeks. takes a while to get used to

. >> reporter: prime minister malcolm turnbull says the deal is still on. >> the president assured me that he would, um, continue with, um, honor the agreement we entered into with the obama administration with respect to refugee resettlement. >> reporter: president trump also called attention to iran tweeting that the u.s. has put iran on notice for firing a ballistic missile. weijia jang, cbs news, the white house. ♪[ music ] >>> still ahead american airlines gearing up for more business in cuba. the company's latest move. >> plus a new spin on the selfie. how drones are now helping people get the perfect shot from any angle. the number of people filing for ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, week by 14- thousand... to 245- thousand. it's a sign the job market remains stro >>> the number of people filing for unemployment benefits fell last week by 14,000 to 245,000. it's a sign that the job market remains strong and we'll learn more tomorrow when the government releases its january jobs report. the first major economic report since president donald trump took office. >>> american airlines has opened

it was supposed to be a pretty easy task for president trump, a phone call with malcolm turnbull, the prime minister of australia, close ally that nearly always marches in lockstep with u.s. policy. but when president trump called turnbull on saturday, the "washington post" reports the new president attacked the australian prime minister over a deal for the u.s. to accept 1250 refugees from an australian detention center accusing australia of seeking to export the next boston bombers. trump also boasted about the magnitude of his electoral college win and 25 minutes into what was supposed to be an hour-long call trump abruptly ended it. citing senior sources in the australian government, sky news characterized the call like this. >> senior sources within the government have confirmed this to me over the last couple of hours and that is that donald trump did hang up mid-conversation after 25 minutes. his tone was described as yelling across the phone towards malcolm turnbull. >> senior trump administration officials confirmed to nbc news the call lasted about 25 minutes and while the o

ally, malcolm turnbull, he now has gone up in the popularity ratings in australia. over the weekend, the country thought he was being too weak. they wanted to see someone who was tougher on this new travel policy. and now they see they've got just that. >> pretty interesting. they say they've got just that. you know what i also say, we don't often hear such clear reports of what happens in these phone calls, you just get those "frank and friendly" readouts. a new world we live in. nic, thank you so much. breaking news from many places around the globe right now. what's the response from capitol hill? i spoke with republican senator lindsey graham who as you may remember has never hesitated to take on president trump. here is his take on trump's butting heads with the australian prime minister. >> the relationship is strong and can withstand a phone call. we'll be fine with australia. the 1250 refugees, if they're well-vetted, we can absorb them too. he's been on the job two weeks now, the australian prime mince seems okay with the way it ended. my dad was stationed

turnbull says it has not been efficient. >> we must travel this road together with open hearts and a determination to ensure that our first australians, and all australians, will be able to be their best and realize their dreams. reporter: almost a decade since the close the gap campaign was launched, aboriginal all strongly still amongst the nations most disadvantaged. six of the seven key targets aimed at reducing disadvantage is failing. aboriginal people still die younger, have higher infant mortality, lower education, lower employment then other groups. completing aboriginal graduation rates by 2020 is the only target on track. it is clear with such slow progress the task of closing the gap will not be simple. bbc news. jane: the united nations is willing to use further force against militias in the central african republic to prevent the country from sliding into anarchy. rival christian and muslim militias began fighting three years ago. one fragile u.n. redline is .round the town of bambari from there, fergal keane reports. fergal: in the countryside, the u.n. has fired the f

but malcolm turnbull won't stand up to donald trump. he is so wedded to his disgraceful xenophobic policy. >> one expert on foreign relations is raising an alararn for u.s./ausustralian relations down the liline. >> that's no way to treat a close ally such as australia. that has supupported the united statates in e every major war. if he keeps making these kind of mistakes, it will undermine the relationship between washington and canberra. >> in addition, trump's dumping of the trans-pacific partnership agreement is making some observers worry with the austraralia/u.s. relations goal. kieran watson, nhk world, sydney. >>> the u.n. is preparing to draw up a treaty to ban nuclear weapons. the general assembly is expected to begin negotiations next month. the first preparatory session was attended by representatives from the nuclear powers china and india. there was also a delegation from austria, which led talks in december. paving the way for the treaty. not attended were the two largest nuclear powersrs, rusus and the u.u.s., as well a

but malcolm turnbull won't stand up to donald trump. because he is so wedded to their disgraceful xenophobic policies. >> reporter: one expert on american foreign relations is raising an alarm for u.s./australian relations down the line. >> that is no way to treat a close ally such as australia that has supported the united states in every major war. if it keeps making these kinds of mistakes, it will undermine the relationship between washington and canberra. >> reporter: in addition, trump's stumping of the transpacific partnership agreement is making some observers worried where the australian/u.s. relations go. kieran watson, nhk world, sydney. >>> in pakistan people mourn the victims of a massive bombing in a crowded shrine a day earlier. patchari raksawong has the details on that and other stories. >> 72 people were killed and more than 150 others wounded. the prime minister condemned the attack which was claimed by the islamic state militant group. the militants said they were targeting shiites. the sindh government has announced

solidarity show of between malcolm turnbull and bill english with this thinly veiled warning to donald trump. >> protectionism is not the latter to get you out of the low growth rut. it is the shovel to dig it deeper and deeper. perfectionism -- protectionism leads to poverty. goal, salvaging the future of the trans-pacific partnership after donald trump pulled out of it last month. the free trade deal would have spanned 12 countries on the pacific rim, austria to japan, to peru and vietnam. it would have had a collective population of 800 million people and accounted for 40% of the world's trade, easing barriers in sectors like the auto industry, harming, and technology. >> we focused on finding ways to take the t.p.p. forward now that the united states has withdrawn. we have agreed to reach out to our t.p.p. partners to continue to work to secure the significant economic and strategic benefits t.p.p. would deliver. reporter: this could include turning to china, which is already australia's largest trading partner and is overtaken the u.s. to be the biggest source of foreign direct in

turnbull that was reportedly very contentious. weijia jiang has more from the white house. >> reporter: president donald trump gave a speech at the national prayer breakfast to say changes are needed in america's immigration policies to protect american values. >> there are those who would seek to enter our country for the purpose of spreading violence or oppressing other people based upon their faith or their lifestyle. >> reporter: one policy the president says he'll now review is an obama era deal for refugees the leave australia and come to the u.s. on twitter last night the president called it a dumb deal. president trump and australia's prime minister talked about that deal during a phone call over the weekend. there are now reports that the conversation did not go very well. >> when you hear about the tough phone calls i'm having, don't worry abou just don't worry about it. they're tough. we have to be tough. it's time we're going to be a little tough folks, we're taking advantage of by every nation in the world virtually.

according to "the washington post," the president tore into prime minister malcolm turnbull over a deal that would allow mostly muslim refugees to settle in the u.s. the poecht" reports that the president accused turn bull of trying to export "the next boston bombers to the united states." the president left no doubt about his position sending out a tweet late last night that said, do you believe it, the obama administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from australia. why? i will study this dumb deal. no doubt there will be a lot more about that a little bit later on today. >>> a key member of the president's inner circle is under fire this morning. some democrats are urging the removal of chief strategist steve bannon from the national security council. the democrats are angry because all of this stems from bannon's own words and controversial view of >> reporter: the white house pressed about president trump's chief strategist and his controversial views on islam. last year, steve bannon said this. >> it's pretty dark here in europe right now, but there is something

turnbull. mr. trump objected to an obama administration agreement in which the u.s. committed to accept more than 1,200 refugees that australia does not want. on twitter, the president called it a "dumb deal." >> and i said, "why? ury are we doing this? what's the purpose?" so we'll see what happens. >> reporter: white house press secretary, sean spicer, offered a sharper assessment of the president's reaction. >> unbelievably disappointed in the previous administration's deal that was made and how edorly it was crafted, and the threat to national security it put the united states in. >> reporter: that's not the only diplomatic test confronting the white house. the trump administration is reviewing new sanctions against iran after it carried out ballistic missile tests and iranian-backed houthi rebels attacked a saudi vessel. >> is military action off the table in iran? >> nothing-- honestly, nothing e off the table. >> there is a clear path to restoring peace in eastern ukraine. >> reporter: l

word r according to the "washington post," he tore into the prime minister malcolm turnbull over a deal struck by the obama administration that would allow refugees to resettle the in u.s. the president accused turnbull of trying to export "the next boston bombers to the u.s." when asked to comment, turn bull was tight lipped. >> look, thanks for your inquiry but i'm not going to comment on states about the conversation. >> according to post, president trump told turn bull he had spoken to several other world leaders by phone that day, and theirs was by far the worst. the president left no doubt about his position sending out a tweet late last night saying do you believe it, the obama administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from the australia. why? i will study this dumb deal. >> and a showdown in the capital is under way over the nomination of betsy devos to be the next secretary of education. there are new allegations she may have plagiarized part of her answers on a senate questionnaire. devos is a strong supporter of school voimps but her lack of experience in

say in ear really in shock at the way donald trump treated malcolm turnbull, the prime minister of australia, it's such a stalwart ally of the united states at the time things are getting tense with china on a bunch of fronts. we talk about europe but there's also a brewing set of equities and problems in asia that that -- malcolm turnbull encounter has created real shock throughout the world, not just in japan but also in europe. the angela merkel kind of slap around was extraordinary for such a fundamentally important partner of the united states and europe and even the various questions of nato and i find it an interesting gap between the national security team like general mattis, general kelly and others that are trying to calm the waters and the white house itself which seems to be riling up the waters simultaneously. >> jm berger, australia isn't just a close ally, they fought with us in war after war but is a close intelligence-sharing ally. how much of a risk do we have of alienating the people not only with whom we fight but share intelligence. >> there's going to be a lot of quest

australia's prime minister malcolm turnbull insists the president is still on but president trump is calling the deal made by the obama administration dumb in his words and he's vowing to review it. >> i said why? why are we doing this? what's the purpose? so we'll see what happens. >> australia's prime minister called his conversation with the president "frank and forthright." many on capitol hill saw that as a direct insult, including senator john mccain. today mccain called australia's ambassador to try to smooth things over. president trump suggested pulling federal funding from the university of california berkeley on twitter came after a night of violent protests at the school. students set fires on campus last night. police in riot gear were ready to go trying to control crowds and students were even fighting with each other. protests prompted the cancellation of a speech by a controversial breitbart news editor. this morning, the president tweeted "if uc berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view, no federal fu

turnbull. on the call, trump slammed an agreement australia made with president obama to settle about 1,200 refugees in the united states. the refugees fled afghanistan, iran, iraq and other countries and are currently in detention centers on islands north of australia. "the washington post" reporting trump told the prime minister it was the worst deal ever, and accused australia of trying to send america the next boston bombers. telling the prime minister that of the four calls he had that day with foreign leaders, this was the worst call by far and then he cut the call short. prime minister turn bull sounded diplomatic in an interview with sydney radio station, 2gb. >> the report that the president hung up is not correct. the call ended courteously, and as far as the nature of the discussion, it was very frank and forthright. >> reporter: but trump was still at it, tweeting that the refugee deal with australia >> we're taken advantage of by every nation in the world virtually. it's not going

trump and australian prime minister malcolm turnbull. sources within both governments, scott, confirmed the call was in t,ct tense and there were sharp disagreements. so three episodes accusing the media of doing one thing when oftentimes the white house was part of the story itself. >> pelley: major garrett at the white house. thank you. today the state department said it has revoked tens of thousands of visas in the ban on citizens from seven predominantly muslim nations. a cbs news poll out today finds that americans are split on that ban. 45% approve, 51% disapprove. e, for the president, only 40% of americans approve of the job he's doing, 48% disapprove. breaking it down by party, 84% of republicans approve, 84% of democrats disapprove. central paris was thrown into panic today after a knife- wielding man attacked soldiers guarding the louvre museum. president trump put out a statement that said, "get smart u.s." the attack ended quickly, and jonathan vigliotti is in paris. >> reporter: french police rushed the shopping mall undern

turnbull. on the call, trump slammed an agreement australia made with president obama to settle about president obama to settle about 1,200 refugees in the united states. the refugees fled afghanistan, iran, iraq and other countries and are currently in detention centers on islands north of australia. "the washington post" reporting trump told the prime minister it was the worst deal ever, and accused australia of trying to send america the next boston bombers. telling the prime minister of the four calls he had that day with foreign leaders, this was the worst call by far, and then he cut the call short. sounded diplomatic in an interview with sydney radio station, 2gb. >> the report that the president hung up is not correct. the call ended courteously, and as far as the nature of the discussion, it was very frank and forthright. >> reporter: but this morning, trump was still at it, tweeting that the refugee deal with australia was dumb. >> we're taken advantage of by every nation in the world