Trump praised Morrison in the Oval Office (Oval Office). (reported in Sydney Herald Morning Post)
US President Donald Trump met with Scott Morrison at the White House and praised the Prime Minister of Australia as a "titanium." The conference called for more powerful military action against Iran, increased tariffs on China, and joint defense work in Afghanistan.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Trump praised the Australian Prime Minister and referred to the "eternal relationship" between Australia and the United States in consolidating the relationship talks on defense and trade between the two countries.
When it was mentioned that former President Bush (George W Bush) described former Prime Minister Howard (John Howard) as an unswerving "steelman" in 2003, Trump upgraded its assessment of Morrison.
"you know, titanium is much harder than steel," Trump told journalist. "he`s a titanium man. Trust me, I have to deal with this guy. He`s a real man, a powerful man, a great man."
In stark contrast to his high opinion of Morrisson and Australia, Trump warned that China is a "threat" to the world. Unless China and his government resolve trade disputes, she continues to be affected by economic growth.
Trump refuted his idea of a trade agreement with China before the next presidential election in November 2020, saying that the United States is prospering from tariffs, while China has been affected. "The economy there is very bad," Trump said.
Trump added that it was difficult for Chinese companies to afford to pay his government export tariffs on the United States.
"what do they want to do? but I`m not looking for a partial trading solution. I`m looking for a radical solution."
Mr Morrison stressed the need for free trade, but he supported Trump`s view that stronger measures were needed to prevent intellectual property theft, a common accusation against Chinese companies.
Instead of worrying about the cost pressures on consumers from tariffs on Chinese products, Trump praised US government revenues and hinted that China was more eager to reach a deal than he was.
"in fact, I like billions of dollars flowing into our Treasury," he said. "billions of dollars-we`ve never seen anything like this before."
Although Morrison has expressed concern that the trade war will hurt the world and Australia`s economic, Australia has no objection to tariff increases in response to the comments made by Trump and its government.
On Iran, Trump said he could easily direct a nuclear strike against Iran, but added that he chose not to do so.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced further sanctions against Iran on Friday, saying that by blocking the deal with the Iranian central bank, it would "cut off all sources of funding for Iran."
In a meeting with Mr. Morrison at the White House office, Trump said, "it`s going to be a very easy decision to get into Iran, and as I`ve said before, it`s going to be the easiest thing to do," he said. "there`s plenty of time."
Australia supports U.S. action against Iran in the Persian Gulf by deploying a frigate and a reconnaissance aircraft to prevent the seizure of commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Asked if he was open to further military commitments, Morrison said "the issue is not to be discussed."
"We don`t have any further plans or requests for help," Morrison said.
"it is clear that at any time, when we ask us questions as allies, we will consider their merits according to the circumstances, which is in Australia`s national interest."
