The day got off to a convivial start with a presidential greeting on the White House doorstep. Photo: Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump could not have had nicer things to say about each other during their first White House meeting, but others had mixed feelings about the love-in.

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BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP

Anthony Albanese tried some golf diplomacy, inviting the president to visit for the President's Cup. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

* "We've been long-term, long-time allies and I would say there's never been anybody better." - Donald Trump

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