Trump tweet about ‘very civil conversation’ with Australian PM resurfaces after transcript leaked

A February tweet from President Trump in which he said he had a “very civil conversation” with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has resurfaced in the wake of the call’s recently released transcript showing Trump calling the call “unpleasant.”

“Thank you to Prime Minister of Australia for telling the truth about our very civil conversation that FAKE NEWS media lied about,” Trump tweeted last February, amid reports he lashed out at his Australian counterpart over the phone.

Thank you to Prime Minister of Australia for telling the truth about our very civil conversation that FAKE NEWS media lied about. Very nice!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 3, 2017

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The tweet’s resurfacing comes after The Washington Post obtained the transcript of the call, which shows a heated interaction between the leaders of the two traditional allies. 

“I have had it,” Trump told Turnbull in the January 28 conversation. “I have been making these calls all day, and this is the most unpleasant call all day.”

Trump said his conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin “was a pleasant call” by comparison. 

Journalists on Twitter were quick to point out the discrepancy.

Trump said call w/Aus PM was "very civil conversation that FAKE NEWS media lied about.” Those receipts tho -> https://t.co/7Atxu4ho3S pic.twitter.com/tSQ4e3lPKC

— Jason Wells (@JasonBretWells) August 3, 2017

POTUS transcript: “I have had it. I have been making these calls all day, and this is the most unpleasant call all day…This is ridiculous" https://t.co/nc1V4abL0p

— Jake Tapper (@jaketapper) August 3, 2017

The Post also released the transcript of Trump’s call with the leader of Mexico, whom he told to stop talking about his opposition to his proposed southern border wall. 

Trump is facing new criticism for reportedly referring to New Hampshire as a “drug-infested den” in that conversation.