AUKUS architect warns not to trust Trump’s assurances
22 Oct 2025 ABCNEWS Australia
Former British defence secretary Ben Wallace has dismissed assurances given my Donald Trump about the future of the AUKUS deal, saying “Trump struggles to think in timescales longer than a round of golf.” As the Pentagon reviews the merits of the trilateral defence partnership between the US, the United Kingdom and Australia, the US president publicly guaranteed Canberra would receive its promised fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
