Article 70WXY Key moments from Albanese and Trump's White House meeting – video

Key moments from Albanese and Trump's White House meeting – video

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The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has met with the US president, Donald Trump, officially for the first time in person. At a meeting in the White House, Trump heaped praise on Albanese's leadership as the pair signed a US$8.5bn rare earths deal and Trump assured Australia of the US's commitment to the Aukus submarine deal. It wasn't all rosy - Trump told former Australian PM Kevin Rudd, who is now the ambassador to the US, 'I don't like you and I probably never will'. Trump was asked about Rudd's former negative comments about the president. Trump also chided three Australian reporters, but praised one for his haircut.

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