A phone call between US President Donald Trump and Australian PM Malcolm
Turnbull has called into question a refugee resettlement deal.
Donald Trump called the conversation "the worst by far" of his calls with world leaders that day, and cut it short.
Trump later tweeted that he would "study this dumb deal", reports BBC.
Struck with the Obama administration, it would see up to 1,250 asylum seekers to Australia resettled in the US.
Australia has controversially refused to accept them and instead holds them on offshore detention centres on the Pacific nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Turnbull said he was disappointed details of the call, which he described as "very frank and forthright", had been made public. However, he said Trump had assured him the deal would go ahead.
Last Friday, Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning the entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Australia has since been seeking to confirm its arrangement would go ahead.
US president said Turnbull was looking to export the "next Boston bombers" to the US, a newspaper said, and ended the call abruptly after 25 minutes.
Trump later posted on Twitter: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why?"
Australia has been repeatedly criticised by rights groups for its tough policy on refugees and asylum seekers.
Donald Trump called the conversation "the worst by far" of his calls with world leaders that day, and cut it short.
Trump later tweeted that he would "study this dumb deal", reports BBC.
Struck with the Obama administration, it would see up to 1,250 asylum seekers to Australia resettled in the US.
Australia has controversially refused to accept them and instead holds them on offshore detention centres on the Pacific nations of Nauru and Papua New Guinea.
Turnbull said he was disappointed details of the call, which he described as "very frank and forthright", had been made public. However, he said Trump had assured him the deal would go ahead.
Last Friday, Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning the entry of refugees and people from seven Muslim-majority countries.
Australia has since been seeking to confirm its arrangement would go ahead.
US president said Turnbull was looking to export the "next Boston bombers" to the US, a newspaper said, and ended the call abruptly after 25 minutes.
Trump later posted on Twitter: "The Obama Administration agreed to take thousands of illegal immigrants from Australia. Why?"
Australia has been repeatedly criticised by rights groups for its tough policy on refugees and asylum seekers.
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