PoliticsFederalTrump's White HousePrint articleAnalysisHow world leaders are managing TrumpMalcolm Turnbull warns against leaders forming a “conga line of sycophants”, but there is no universal view on the best way to handle relations with the mercurial US president.Andrew TillettForeign affairs, defence correspondentMar 11, 2025 – 4.39pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginStand up or suck up?At the heart of Malcolm Turnbull’s spat with Donald Trump is the dilemma over how to work with someone as capricious and powerful as the US president.Loading...Andrew Tillett writes on politics, foreign affairs, defence and security from the Canberra press gallery. Connect with Andrew on Facebook and Twitter. Email Andrew at andrew.tillett@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTrump's White HouseMalcolm TurnbullDonald TrumpAnthony AlbaneseEmmanuel MacronKeir StarmerAnalysisTrump diplomacyTrump's AmericaScott MorrisonJustin TrudeauUkraineMark CarneyVolodymyr ZelenskyGaza StripLatest In FederalFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PoliticsThe Australian Financial Review MagazineWhy these Australian wines are at risk of extinctionMax AllenHow much to tip? And other restaurant conundrums to chew onIbiza’s ditching its party image. It reflects a wider phenomenonBOSS Financial ReviewHow these brothers turned a side hustle into $100mRachael BoltonHow this CEO drafted a report while cooking noodlesThese execs studied offshore MBAs. Here’s what they did nextLife & LeisureThe architect of Melbourne’s Eureka Tower is inviting you to his homeMax AllenThese innovative electric ferries look like nothing else on the water‘I was always constrained by budgets, but not with AI’Rich ListShuffle follows Stake into the gutterPrimrose RiordanToorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fire‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensive