Mr Trump told Mr Turnbull it was "the worst deal ever", and reportedly accused the Prime Minister of seeking to export the "next Boston bombers" to the US.
"That is a reference, of course, to the Boston Marathon terrorist attack a few years ago," Rucker said.
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