Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Won’t Step In To Lead As Turnbull Travels to Meet Trump

Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce speaks in the House of Representatives on Feb. 1, 2016 in Canberra, Australia. Stefan Postles/Getty Images

Australian Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull announced in Parliament today that Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce will be taking leave and will not fill his post as acting PM next week.

Instead, Finance Minister Mathias Cormann will take on the role when Turnbull travels to the United States to meet with President Donald Trump in Washington D.C, reported ABC News.