It's disappointing that Albanese has had to join the long standing tradition of Labor Prime Ministers pretending they have no issue with an American Republican President. I remember Hawke getting all defensive of Reagan with Australian reporters, saying something about how he was sharp and on top of his game, etc. You could tell it was an insincere, opportunistic performance.
To have to be all smiley while doing deals with Trump is far more dismaying.
What can you do, I guess? Perhaps just buy subs off the Japanese, like I was suggesting years ago?
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Hawke had to say that in public. It was different in private.
I remember Hawke commenting how during a meeting Reagan always deferred to others to answer questions and kept eating jelly beans for the sugar hit. He made no secret that Reagan was losing his marbles.
The same is happening with Trump. His recent speeches are a shambles.
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