 "Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in Trump Tower, Manhattan, New York")
President Donald Trump blasted a refugee resettlement deal with Australia in a late-night tweet, throwing the fate of more than 1,000 displaced people and the US’s relationship with a key ally into doubt.
“Do you believe it? The Obama administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why? I will study this dumb deal!,” Trump tweeted. The resettlement plan involves sending refugees being held by Australia in offshore camps, many of them from the Middle East or South Asia, onto the US. The message came after Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull defended his relationship with Australia’s biggest ally in the
