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McCain: Trump’s fight with Australia ‘unnecessary and harmful’

By Al Weaver
Published February 2, 2017 4:20pm ET
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McCain: Trump’s fight with Australia ‘unnecessary and harmful’
"Australia fought alongside us in wars, including losing over 500 brave Australians in the Vietnam War, which some of us remember," McCain said. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) | Susan Walsh

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., called President Trump’s dispute with Australia “unnecessary and harmful” on Thursday a day after it emerged that Trump held a tense weekend call with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull over a prior deal to take in refugees.

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