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    Trump calls to Mexican, Australian leaders

    A week after January's inauguration, President Trump talked by phone to the leaders of Mexico and Australia. The Washington Post has obtained transcripts of those conversations kept by note takers — revealing what the Post calls "jaw-dropping" lines very different from what was reported in official news releases.

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    By Warren Olney • Aug 3, 2017 • 1 min read

    A week after January's inauguration, President Trump talked by phone to the leaders of Mexico and Australia. The Washington Post has obtained transcripts of those conversations kept by note takers — revealing what the Post calls "jaw-dropping" lines very different from what was reported in official news releases. Callum Borchers, who's with the Post's blog, The Fix, has details.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Yael Even Or

      Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Devan Schwartz

      Producer

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      Callum Borchers

      Washington Post

      NewsNationalPolitics

    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Will the US help Venezuela or hurt it?
    1. 1:59Trump calls to Mexican, Australian leadersYou’re reading this
    2. 7:59Venezuela in a major crisis: Are sanctions going to help?
    3. 42:11Solar eclipse shines a light on small-town America
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