Donald Trump again accuses Australia of not doing enough to help him in the Middle East – video Donald Trump has again accused Australia of not doing enough to help him in the Middle East war. The US president made the comments while taking questions from reporters, including Australian correspondents, as he left the White House on Thursday. In response to a question about whether he was satisfied with Australia’s increased defence expenditure, Trump said 'Well, I’m not happy with Australia because they were not there when we asked them to be there.' Pressed by a journalist on what he had asked Australia for, Trump did not answer directly but said: 'They were not there having to do with Hormuz.