Australian Prime Minister's audio recording 'mocking' President Trump leaked

A leaked audio recording on social media shows the Australian Prime Minister "mimicking" President Trump's way of speaking at a private party in Canberra.

According to AFP, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull had a party with journalists and politicians at the annual event of the Australian parliament on June 14. In a leaked recording after the party, Mr. Turnbull "mimicked" President Trump's typical speaking style.

"Donald and I, we're winning, winning all the polls," he said. "We're winning by a lot. We're winning like we've never won before."

"We are winning. Not in fake polls. They are not polls we won," the Australian prime minister told a laughing crowd.

President Trump and Prime Minister Turnbull during a meeting in New York on May 4. Photo: Reuters.

President Trump frequently touts his election victory, as well as criticizing the US media as "fake news."

In addition to "parodying" Mr. Trump, Turnbull also poked fun at himself when he tried to get to know President Trump when the two met in New York.

"It was fantastic. It was a wonderful consolation," Mr Turnbull said.

During their meeting in New York in May, the US president kept the Australian prime minister waiting for three hours because he was busy celebrating his initial victory in overturning Obamacare.

Unlike the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, the Australian Parliamentary Dinner is a private affair and is not reported on. However, after the above recording was leaked on social media, Channel Nine (Australia) decided to report on the party.

Prime Minister Turnbull later said the joke was on him, not President Trump. Meanwhile, the US Embassy in Canberra also saw Mr Turnbull's words as a joke.

However, CNN commented: "The upcoming phone call between Prime Minister Turnbull and President Trump will be very awkward."

The first phone conversation between Prime Minister Turnbull and President Trump since Trump took office ended with a series of threats and a hang-up from the US president.

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