To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1045883 ) 1/1/2018 3:37:57 PM From: Brumar89 Read Replies (1) | Respond to Based on what the Aus. PM said, Trumpty should've gotten along well with him. I submit Trumpty wanted to pick a fight even though he could've had a deal:Turnbull : Absolutely. We have, as you know, taken a very strong line on national security and border protection here and when I was speaking with Jared Kushner just the other day and one of your immigration advisors in the White House we reflected on how our policies have helped to inform your approach. We are very much of the same mind. It is very interesting to know how you prioritize the minorities in your executive order. This is exactly what we have done with the program to bring in 12,000 Syrian refugees, 90% of which will be Christians . It will be quite deliberate and the position I have taken – I have been very open about it – is that it is a tragic fact of life that when the situation in the Middle East settles down – the people that are going to be most unlikely to have a continuing home are those Christian minorities. We have seen that in Iraq and so from our point of view, as a final destination for refugees, that is why we prioritize. It is not a sectarian thing. It is recognition of the practical political realities. We have a similar perspective in that respect. .............. Turnbull : Yes, the agreement, which the vice president just called the foreign minister about less than 24 hours ago and said your administration would be continuing, does not require you to take 2,000 people. It does not require you to take any . It requires, in return, for us to do a number of things for the United States – this is a big deal, I think we should respect deals.Trump : Who made the deal? Obama?.................. Trump : Why haven’t you let them out? Why have you not let them into your society?Turnbull : OK, I will explain why. It is not because they are bad people. It is because in order to stop people smugglers, we had to deprive them of the product. So we said if you try to come to Australia by boat, even if we think you are the best person in the world, even if you are a Noble [sic] Prize winning genius, we will not let you in. Because the problem with the people —Trump : That is a good idea. We should do that too. You are worse than I am.Turnbull : This is our experience.................... Turnbull : I agree with you, letting one million Syrians walk into their country. It was one of the big factors in the Brexit vote, frankly.Trump : Well, there could be two million people coming in Germany. Two million people. Can you believe it? It will never be the same.Turnbull : I stood up at the UN in September and set up what our immigration policy was. I said that you cannot maintain popular support for immigration policy, multiculturalism, unless you can control your borders. The bottom line is that we got here. I am asking you as a very good friend. This is a big deal. It is really, really important to us that we maintain it. It does not oblige you to take one person that you do not want. As I have said, your homeland officials have visited and they have already interviewed these people. You can decide. It is at your discretion. So you have the wording in the executive order that enables the secretary of homeland security and the secretary of state to admit people on a case by case basis in order to conform with an existing agreement. .................. I have been making these calls all day and this is the most unpleasant call all day. Putin was a pleasant call. This is ridiculous. Turnbull : Do you want to talk about Syria and DPRK?Trump : [inaudible] This is crazy.--------------------
