reporter: sources say the president was so upset with the prime minister that he abruptly ended the call, and he had another phone conversation with the mexican president where he offered to send troops to mexico to help go after, quote, huff hombres. they said it made the harsh language of white house staffers turn white. not to worry, said the president. believe me. when you hear about the tough phone calls i m having. don t worry about it. it s time we re tough. we re taken advantage of by every nation in the world, virtually. it s not going to happen anymore. it s not going to happen anymore. reporter: still, top republicans were spending the day reassuring a keyst ally. i don t think australia should be worried about their relationship with the new president or the country for that matter. this, in my view was unnecessary and frankly, harmful