Trump and Australia’s Scott Morrison Reaffirm Alliance, Friendship After General Election

Trump and Australia’s Scott Morrison Reaffirm Alliance, Friendship After General Election
Scott Morrison speaks with comedian Peter Helliar in the budget lockup at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 9, 2017. Stefan Postles/Getty Images
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been re-elected to continue on with the job in a general election on May 18 that has been described by the press for left-leaning populists as another a “shock” election victory.

The 51-year-old received a congratulatory phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump early on Sunday, May 19. Trump called the result a “great win!”