Albanese not a ‘priority' for Trump ahead of meeting at G7
'I don't think that at the current time that Albanese at the G7 in Canada is high on the list of President Trump's priorities,' Mr Hadley told Sky News host Sharri Markson.
'I think it'll be a very short meeting … there are other world leaders in far more prominent positions that'll want a bit of the President, and I think that's where he'll go.'
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