Donald Trump has offered strong support for Aukus, saying the deal to help Australia obtain a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines would boost deterrence against China in the Indo-Pacific.
Sitting beside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the White House on Monday, the US president offered his first public backing for the trilateral programme that his predecessor Joe Biden signed with the UK and Australia.
“We’ve worked on this long and hard, and we’re starting that process right now, and I think it’s really moving along very rapidly, very well,” Trump told reporters before his meeting with Albanese.
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