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Trump's phone calls with world leaders alarmed aides, says CNN

Mark Mulligan
Mark MulliganWorld editor
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US President Donald Trump regularly bullied the leaders of global allies – including Australia – according to a report by Carl Bernstein, the award-winning journalist who with Bob Woodward helped bring down Richard Nixon over the Watergate scandal.

A report by Bernstein for US news network CNN claims Mr Trump was so abusive to American allies that the phone calls convinced senior US officials the President posed a national security risk.

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Mark Mulligan is the world editor and a former markets and economics writer. He was a Financial Times correspondent. Connect with Mark on Twitter. Email Mark at mark.mulligan@afr.com.au

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